Naming the Tree feat. Chloe Coleman

Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In part three of our summer series with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chloe Coleman (Timmy Failure, My Spy) stars in an African tale about how bigger isn't always better, and how slow and steady can be best of all!

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0:00.0	Calling all circle round fans, we're starting something brand new.
0:05.7	A club for listeners like you.
0:08.5	You can now join the Circle Round Club and enjoy a bunch of new, fun and exciting ways to circle around with us.
0:16.0	Club memberships come in all shapes and sizes.
0:19.0	You can find the one that's right for you and your family at wbur.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	Produced by the iLap at wbur Boston.
0:39.0	Ever heard the saying, bigger is better.
0:43.0	Well, guess what? It's not necessarily true.
0:47.0	In today's story, we'll meet a character who's anything but big.
0:51.0	But when it comes to patience, focus and creativity, she's huge.
1:01.0	I'm Rebecca Shere and welcome to Circle Round.
1:06.0	Where story time happens all the time.
1:09.0	Today our story is called naming the tree.
1:12.0	Versions of this tale come from parts of Africa.
1:18.0	Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale, including Chloe Coleman.
1:24.0	Kids you might know Chloe from Timmy Failure.
1:27.0	The stakes were made on Disney+.
1:29.0	And you grownups may have seen Chloe in big little lies on HBO, upload on Amazon and my spy.
1:36.0	This story continues our special summer series with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with musical accompaniment by BSO2BA player Mike Moilins.
1:45.0	So Circle Round everyone, for naming the tree.
1:51.0	Long ago, back when animals ruled the earth, a great drought came to the land.
1:51.0	Not one drop of rain fell from the sky, so the ground grew scorched, baked and dusty.
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