But why? A podcast for curious kids is known for serious answers to silly questions sent

in by kids just like you. But did you know that but why is now a book series?

Our first book, Our Lama's Ticklish, answers questions from real kids about farm animals.

This colorfully illustrated book is perfect for kids ages 8 to 10. And our second book,

New Fish Breathe Underwater explores the underwater world of the ocean. Learn more at

at themykids.org slash books.

This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. I'm Jane Lindholm.

Each episode we take your questions and we help find interesting people to answer them.

You can ask a question too. We'll tell you how at the end of the episode.

Here in Vermont we just had a code in a fresh white snow. And many of you are getting out

and making snow angels, maybe some snowmen, maybe even doing a little bit of shoveling.

But we know some of you, like our friends in South America and Australia and Africa, are

actually enjoying summer right now. Whatever your climate and whatever your weather, it's

something you clearly have questions about, judging by how many you've been sending us.

So we are going to talk all about weather today. And we turn to our favorite meteorologist.

That's a person who studies and predicts weather.

I'm Mark Brein and I'm a meteorologist at the Fairbanks Museum in St. John's Brewery

for Month. If you've ever listened to Vermont Public Radio, it's Mark who you hear with the

weather forecasts most mornings. He's also written a book for kids about weather forecasting.

And it was his love of snow as a kid that got him interested in weather.

I loved snow. And so I couldn't wait to find out how much snow we were going to get.

And that eventually led me to doing a Boy Scout Marit badge on weather, which got me watching

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