Videos

Video is just one of the tools that Happy Dancing Turtle uses to help teach about sustainability and resilient living. We're always adding something, so be sure to check often.

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Nature Storytime #112 - Give Me Back My Bones by Kim Norman

Nature Storytime from 10/21/23. Join Nora for a fun Pirate story all about our skeletal system. What bones of the body can you name? Story begins at 0:38. Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! For kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #111 - North: The Amazing Story of Arctic Migrations by Nick Dowson

Nature Storytime from 10/7/23. Some of the hardest migrations take place to, from, and in the Artic! Learn about the animals that rely on the most northern realm of the world for at least part of the year! Story begins at 0:55. Resources & Activities: bit.ly/HDTMigration Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! For kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #110 - How Do Birds Know Where to Go? by Roma Gans

Nature Storytime from 9/23/23. Birds all over the world migrate long distances between summer nesting grounds & winter feed grounds. But how do they know where to go? Story begins at 1:23. Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! For kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #109 - Grandma's Farm by Michael Garland

Nature Storytime from 9/9/23. Ever feel nostalgic for a simpler time? Join a grandmother has she reminisces about life on the farm. The story begins @1:03. Activities and resources: https://bit.ly/HDTFarmingResources Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #108 - Caroline's Comet by Emily Arnold McCully

Nature Storytime from 8/26/23. Do you know the story of one of history's first documented women employed as a scientist? Discover the amazing story of Caroline Herschel, a woman with many firsts in the field of Astronomy! The story begins @0:44. Activities & resources: https://bit.ly/HDTNightSky Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! In order for kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #102.5 - Water Is Water by Miranda Paul

Nature Storytime from 6/10/23. Water can be in 3 phases: gas, liquid, or solid. Learn all about how water moves from one phase to another! Story begins at 1:06. Activities & resources at: https://bit.ly/HDTWaterResources Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! For kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #119 - What If You Had Animal Eyes by Sandra Markle

Nature Storytime from 1/20/24. Discover the amazing features of the eyes of 8 different animals and imagine how you could use those features. Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! For kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #105 - Farmer Will Allen's Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Nature Storytime from 7/8/23. An inspiring story about how we can grow good, healthy food in urban settings! Story begins at 1:02. Activities & resources at: https://bit.ly/HDTFarmingResources Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! For kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

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Nature Storytime #102 - The Water Lady by Alice B. McGinty

Nature Storytime from 6/3/23. Many of us in America take water for granted, knowing it will come out of the tap when we turn the faucet. That's not the case for some people in America & many places around the world! Story begins at 0:44. Activities & resources at: https://bit.ly/HDTWaterResources Join us for a new story about nature and the environment each week, intended to inspire wonder and empower change! For kids to grow up wanting to protect the environment, they first need to be exposed to nature and foster a love for it! Listen to our nature storytime and head out to explore the world!

When is dinner more than just dinner? When stories are told. Connections made. That's the premise of a new documentary, which focuses on the stories of immigrants and other minorities living in the small towns and rural areas of central Minnesota.

"Who's At your Table?" brings together people of widely varying experiences to share a family-style meal and tell their stories - Where they came from, how their cultures shaped them, and how they find life and acceptance in Minnesota.