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

at thebykids.org slash books.

This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio.

I'm Jane Lindholm. Every episode we take questions from you, our listeners, and it's

my job and my co-producer Melody Bodets job to find who people to offer an answer to whatever's

got you wondering. Our podcast is celebrating our second birthday this month. We've put

out more than 60 episodes since we got started. Have you heard all of them? We have a lot

of new listeners so we thought we'd remind you of one of our favorite early episodes.

It's all about how you can make your own paint using rocks and spit. We're also going

to answer a couple of new questions. We'll get to the new questions later but first, let's

learn how to make paint. There are a lot of different ways that paint is made. If you're

painting your house, you're probably using industrial paint that was made in a very big factory.

There are lots of chemicals involved in making the kinds of paints we use for things like

houses or cars or things that need to be resistant to rain and dirt and kids drawing on the walls.

There are also paints used in art projects. Some of these paints are also made in big factories

but you can make your own paint with just a few household supplies. A lot of the recipes you find

might include food coloring as one of the ingredients you need. Well that's kind of cheating if you

really want to make your own paint because that's already a blended up pigment, the thing that makes

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