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,

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

But Why Kids.org slash books.

This is But Why. A podcast for curious kids from VPR. I'm Jane Lindtlom. Summer has finally

arrived here in Vermont. And many kids all around the US are out of school or almost out

of school for the long lazy days of summer. Or the hectic days spent shuttling between

various activities that occupy your interests or keep you safe while the adults around you

need to go to work. We thought it would be a good time to visit a kind of place we have

a lot of here in our state. Any guess what it might be? Let's hear the voices of who

we visited. In case it's not yet clear, But Why is Headed to the Farm, specifically Billings

Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vermont, where we met with a human who knows a lot about

the animals. Hi, my name is Christine Scales. I'm the interpretation and education coordinator

here at Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vermont. Billings Farm has been a dairy for

about 150 years. It's seen a lot of changes in that time. 35 years ago, around when some

of your parents might have been born, it became a working museum. So it's a little different

than some of the other farms you might see. Many farms have just one type of animal, cows,

pigs or chickens, for example. But at Billings Farm, they have a lot of different types of

animals. The way a farm might have been a long time ago. The star of the farm at Billings

is still the dairy cows though. They milk their herd twice a day and turn a lot of that

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