Nickelodean Parents’ Pick Awards 2010

I’m so excited to tell you that we’ve been nominated for the Nickelodean Parents’ Pick Award! We’re in the top 5, and WE NEED YOUR VOTES to win!
Please click the link below to vote. You can vote once a day through Aug. 30!
Nominated for best kids’ music cd. Vote now!
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Giant Whale Fossils Found

Illustration: Artistic view of the giant raptorial sperm whale Leviathan melvillei attacking a medium-size baleen whale

The fossilized remains of a giant species of sperm whale have been found in a desert in Peru! The 60-foot (18-meter) giant whale is called Leviathan melvillei after Herman Melville, the author of the novel about a whale called…


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Shark Scientist at TEDxOilSpill Conference

Eleven-year-old Sam Atkin, also known as the Shark Scientist, traveled to the TEDxOilSpill conference in Washington, D.C. last week to hear people such as National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence Sylvia Earle speak about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico….


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Kids Week on "Jeopardy!"

Next week will be Kids Week on the TV game show Jeopardy! (where host Alex Trebek gives the answers, and contestants have to give him the questions). Beginning on Monday evening, you can watch kids compete for $15,000 and a…


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Red Panda Born at the National Zoo

Photo: Red panda mother carrying baby panda in her mouth

The National Zoo's female red panda Shama gave birth to her first cub on June 16! This is the first red panda born at the Zoo in15 years. Red pandas are an endangered species–there are only about 2,500 red pandas…


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***Heidi Swedberg***

Gotta admit, this CD had three things going against it from the start: kids’ music by a famous person (Swedberg played George’s fiance on Seinfeld), children’s voices in the songs (tends to make tunes too cutesy), and venturing into classic folk territory (beloved material often gets too modernized or shined up to within an inch of its


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NASA Can Put Your Face in Space!

Photo: Space Shuttle Atlantis lifting off

NASA wants to put your face in space during the final space shuttle missions! People can send their pictures and names to NASA, and the photos and names will be electronically transferred to the space shuttles during an upcoming…


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Opposite – A cartoon in development

Here’s a sneak preview of our new animated music video in the works. It’s based on one of our favorite songs, “Opposite.” Check out how well the guys in the band can dance!
This is a pre-production teaser, and features the amazing animation work of Greg David and Goichi Hirata from Planet Sunday. It also [...]


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June 21 Marks the First Day of Summer

Yesterday was the summer solstice, which means that summer has officially started! The summer solstice marks the point where there is the most daylight in a 24-hour period in the northern hemisphere (above the Equator). The winter solstice, which will…


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On the Radio

I had the great fortune to be interviewed on “Mommy on a Shoestring Radio” with Beth Engelman and Jenna Riggs this week. Here’s a link to the Podcast. Our segment begins at 27:14, but the whole show is terrific.
If you get a chance, be sure to check out their blog. It’s filled with great [...]


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