Katie Stone

Sat 5/4 9a:  For millions of years, dinosaurs roamed all over what is now the State of New Mexico. Some lived in the ocean waters that once covered what today is land. Others lived in the prehistoric forests, plains, and beaches, leaving behind fossilized footprints which are still visible today.  Mrs. Estes' intrepid Third graders from Manzano Mesa Elementary have been studying the dinosaurs of New Mexico, and will present their research, mixed with dinosaur music, poetry and stories. 

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Sat. 11/17 9a: We will Celebrate National Adoption Day. Also, we'll answer the question "Is this an el Niño or la Niña winter?" Kerry Jones, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service will pay us a visit to talk all about our weather.  And, have you ever seen a horsehair worm?  We haven't either! But Patricia from UNM's Department of Biology will teach us all about these critters.  Join us!  

Sat. 7/28 9a: Assistance animals help people in numerous ways. We talked with Marcie Davis from the organization Working Like Dogs. She uses an assistance dog and shares information about what an assistance animal can do for people.  Did you know there are assistance cats and even monkeys?  In celebration of International Assistance Dog Week, we let the dogs run the show, on The Children's Hour.

The crew of The Children's Hour sat down with Weird Al Yankovic when he was in Albuquerque recently and had a frank discussion about his name, music, children's book career, and life.

Sat. 4/14 9a:  100 years ago, the Titanic sank to the bottom of the sea carrying more than a thousand passengers with it. 

Sat. 4/7 9a: April is Autism Awareness month, and on The Children's Hour, we'll be talking about autism with people who know first hand what it's like. 1 in 88 kids born today will be diagnosed with autism: how can we be sure these kids get all the help they need, and how can we help them?  Join us on The Children's Hour for the Autism show.

Sat. 12/31 9am:  Hear something you loved this year? We did too! We'll be playing the best children's and kid friendly musical releases of 2011, including the CDs up for Grammy and Juno awards. It's a perfect way to start the last day of the year. 

Sat. 10/29 9a: Ever wonder why we send our kids in costume to strangers' houses to beg for candy? We'll cover the history of Halloween on The Children's Hour.

Sat 10/22 9a: Learn about the shrews of New Mexico, as well as our state's biodiversity, phylogeography and phylogenetics.