Countries for Kids from Case of Adventure

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 16 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the children explore the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond on their way to the Isle of Iona. The post #33 Scotland Part 16 – Yon Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 15 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the children are closer to solving the clues to trace the missing dirk from the honours of Scotland! The post #32 Scotland Part 15 – The Clues Solved appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 13 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the children embark on a tour of Scotland and get to try the famous dish of haggis, neeps and tatties The post #30 Scotland Part 13 – Haggis on Tour appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 12 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the children are thrilled about the special surprise that Iain and Janet have left for them. The post #29 Scotland Part 12 – A Special Surprise in an Envelope appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 11 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, Iain and Janet get married and the children have fun watching all the unusual Scottish wedding traditions. The post #28 Scotland Part 11 – Iain and Janet get married at Wemyss Castle appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 10 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the Gray family attend the wedding rehearsal and then the wedding of the soon-to-be Earl of Weymss! The post #27 Scotland Part 10 – Searching for Clues at the Wedding at Wemyss Castle appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 9 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the Gray family boards a Red Tour Bus to explore the intruiging city of Edinburgh! The post #26 Scotland Part 9 – Exploring Edinburgh on a Red Tour Bus! appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 8 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the children return to Edinburgh Castle to discover what secrets lie deep under the castle, in the ruins of David’s Tower. The post #25 Scotland Part 8 – Hidden Secrets in David’s Tower appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 7 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the children get to explore St. Andrews Castle, including the ominous mine and counter-mine tunnels from a long-ago battle under the castle! The post #24 Scotland Part 7 – Exploring St. Andrews Castle appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 6 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the children meet the elderly, but fiesty, Earl, sir Angus, who shows them the clue in the diary page. The post #23 Scotland Part 6 – Sir Angus and the Diary Page appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 5 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, Iain Wemyss, the future earl, tells the children about the mysterious disappearance of the dirk from the Honours of Scotland! The post #22 Scotland Part 5 – The Missing Dirk from the Honours of Scotland appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 4 of the novel, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they travel to Wemyss Castle in Fife and meet Iain and Janet the bride and groom! The post #21 Scotland Part 4 – Meeting Iain and Janet at Wemyss Castle appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 3 of the MEGA story, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special ifriends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they meet Uncle Alistair with his booming voice, get to try out his huge antique sword and set off to explore Edinburgh Castle. The post #20 Scotland Part 3 – Breakfast at the Guest House and Edinburgh Castle appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 2 of the MEGA story, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special ifriends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the Gray children find all kinds of treasures in the Case of Adventure, including Granddad’s sgian dubh! The post #19 Scotland Part 2 – The Sgian Dubh and travelling to Edinburgh appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 1 of the MEGA story, “A Clash of Swords in Scotland” – part of Scotland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special ifriends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, the Gray family prepare to fly to Scotland for the wedding of Mom’s friend from college. She is marrying the soon to be Earl of Wemyss. The post #18 Scotland Part 1 – The Case of Adventure and Exciting Plans appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 13 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they get to go on a boat cruise and receive something special from Herr Gutmann. The post #13 Switzerland Part 13 – Excitement on the Lake! appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 12 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they help Frau Helga to discover something amazing inside her fireplace! The post #12 Switzerland Part 12 – Finding the Treasure! appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 11 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they experience more of the delightful culture of Gimmelwald and then travel to Bern, the Capital city of Switzerland to see the Bears frolicking in their enclosure. They discover a new clue on the Bible page! The post #11 Switzerland Part 11 – Yodelling, the Capital City of Bern and its Bears appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 10 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they travel up in a cable car to the tiny town of Gimmelwald, where no actual cars are allowed. They have great fun learning about the people of Gimmelwald, cheesemaking, and the hidden cannons of Switzerland. The post #10 Switzerland Part 10 – The Quaint Town of Gimmelwald appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 9 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they travel from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen and then up the Jungfrau Mountain together. They meet a St. Bernard dog, play in the snow, explore a world made of ice and end up right at the very top of Europe! The post #9 Switzerland Part 9 – Up the Jungfrau Mountain appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 8 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they travel with Herr Gutmann to meet Frau Helga, who owns an identical cuckoo clock to Granddad’s clock – where the children found the Post Tenebras Lux coin. The post #8 Switzerland Part 8 – Frau Helga and the other Cuckoo Clock appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 7 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they meet Herr Gutmann, whose family makes the Gutmann Cuckoo Clocks and Rome acquires a Swiss army knife. The post #7 Switzerland Part 7 – Meeting Herr Gutmann, the Clockmaker appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 6 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they explore Geneva, Switzerland, see the Jet d’eau water fountain, and visit the Refromation museum. The post #6 Switzerland Part 6 – Post Tenebras Lux and the City of Geneva appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn will be reading part 5 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they travel to Zermatt, ride on a horse cart, learn about the Matterhorn and have fun with electronic bugs! The post #5 Switzerland Part 5 – Snowballs and Bugs in Zermatt appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn, the author of the Case of Adventure books and stories, will be reading part 4 of the story, “Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland” – part of Switzerland Adventure. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, while in their hotel in the quaint mountain village of Crans Montana, they figure out how to find the Swiss Clockmaker whose name was on the plaque under the Cuckoo Clock.   The post #4 Switzerland Part 4 – Finding the Clockmaker appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn, will be reading from Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland – part of the Switzerland Adventure book. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode, they fly to the beautiful land of Switzerland! England Adventure will be coming out soon! The post #3 Switzerland Part 3 – Zurich to Crans Montana appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn, the author of the Case of Adventure books and stories, will be reading from Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland – part of the Switzerland Adventure book. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. In this episode they find the phrase “Post Tenebras Lux” on an ancient gold coin, learn its meaning and search for the words on the monument.   The post #2 Switzerland Part 2 – Post Tenebras Lux appeared first on Case of Adventure.

On the Countries for Kids Podcast from Case of Adventure, Karyn, the author of the Case of Adventure books and stories, will be reading from the Cuckoo Clock Secrets in Switzerland Novel. Every Monday and Thursday, listen to another installment of this exciting mystery story with Ren, Rome, Jake, Libby and Tiffany Gray. The Gray family loves traveling the world together, exploring, meeting the local people, sampling the food and solving mysteries! They make many special friends and visit places they’ve dreamed of seeing. Ren Gray is 11 years old, and loves to read. She knows all kinds of interesting facts about unusual things. Her grey cockatiel, Milkshake, likes to sit on her shoulder as she goes about her day. Rome Gray is 9 years old. He loves Italian food, playing cricket and is learning computer coding. Jake Gray is 6 years old. He enjoys soccer, and tumbling. He’d like to be a stunt man someday. Libby Gray is 5 years old. She is very fond of dogs, and learning magic tricks. Tiffany Gray is one and a half years old, is feisty and full of giggles. She loves finger painting, and watching her pet goldfish swim around his bowl. The children’s grandfather owns the CASE OF ADVENTURE! Let’s read about it..   The post # 1 Switzerland Part 1 – The Case of Adventure and the Cuckoo Clock! appeared first on Case of Adventure.

Ten Fun Geography Facts 1. The study of the Earth, its features its inhabitants and its phenomena… 2. The making of maps.. 3. The only continent situated in all the four hemispheres… 4. Both the westernmost and the easternmost State… 5. Over 31000 lakes and the world’s longest coastline… 6. The entire world’s population could fit into the state of… 7. A heart-shaped coral reef. 8. They are getting half an inch higher every year! … LISTEN TO the Countries for Kids Podcast Episode 006 with your kids!   Countries for Kids from CASE OF ADVENTURE!   COUNTRY-THEMED UNITS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS – ages 7 to 11 Unique and exciting COUNTRY Studies! EACH UNIT CONSISTS OF: A Travel Mystery Novel to read And a Beautiful Adventure Book filled with pages of learning, and tons of activities to work through The Novel and Adventure Book work together to teach your kids about each country.   In the novel, your kids will experience the country through the eyes of the Grey family as they go exploring, see the sights, sample the cuisine, learn about the culture, and solve a mystery along the way, while completing the Discovery Agent missions at the end of each chapter!   In the Adventure Book your Kids will learn about the landmarks, the flag and national anthem, the capital city, languages, currency and weather of the country. They’ll study maps, learn some local expressions and jokes. They’ll solve clue cards using secret codes and complete many fun activities.   The instructions pages at the back of each Adventure book take you through what to do each day of the Unit. READ THE STORY – COMPLETE THE MISSIONS – EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE STUDY THE COUNTRY – CREATE THE MINIBOOKS – DO THE ACTIVITIES – SOLVE THE CLUES   Your kids will embark on a thrilling adventure in a foreign land, and have a ton of fun learning about another country in a way they’ll never forget!     The post Ten Fun Geography Facts appeared first on Case of Adventure.

Welcome to Croatia For Kids with Karyn from CASE OF ADVENTURE! window.fd('form', { formId: '667986d4a41ca284a26b4355', containerEl: '#fd-form-667986d4a41ca284a26b4355' }); Read or listen to Croatia for Kids, look at the photos, watch the videos and download the Croatia printable pack. Click the play button in the player above (or listen in on iTunes or your favorite podcast app).   Countries for Kids from CASE OF ADVENTURE!   COUNTRY-THEMED UNITS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS – ages 7 to 11 Unique and exciting COUNTRY Studies! EACH UNIT CONSISTS OF: A Travel Mystery Novel to read And a Beautiful Adventure Book filled with pages of learning, and tons of activities to work through The Novel and Adventure Book work together to teach your kids about each country.   In the novel, your kids will experience the country through the eyes of the Grey family as they go exploring, see the sights, sample the cuisine, learn about the culture, and solve a mystery along the way, while completing the Discovery Agent missions at the end of each chapter!   In the Adventure Book your Kids will learn about the landmarks, the flag and national anthem, the capital city, languages, currency and weather of the country. They’ll study maps, learn some local expressions and jokes. They’ll solve clue cards using secret codes and complete many fun activities.   The instructions pages at the back of each Adventure book take you through what to do each day of the Unit. READ THE STORY – COMPLETE THE MISSIONS – EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE STUDY THE COUNTRY – CREATE THE MINIBOOKS – DO THE ACTIVITIES – SOLVE THE CLUES   Your kids will embark on a thrilling adventure in a foreign land, and have a ton of fun learning about another country in a way they’ll never forget!       Rovinj is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea Located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, it is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. Croatia for Kids Today we are going to be talking about Croatia – the country with stunning beaches and spectacular waterfalls, where the historical beauty of the past is reflected in the modern lives of its present day citizens. Remember to download your Croatia printable pack with some fun activities for you to do.   Croatia is.. located in Central and Southeast Europe, bordering Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Montenegro to the southeast, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest and Slovenia to the northwest. About 4 million people live in Croatia and its capital city is Zagreb. Croatia in Croatian is called Hrvatska. Zagreb has a charm all its own and has more museums than any other city in the world, causing it to be named, “The city of museums”. The city is bursting at the seams with fabulous cafes – all of which serve the fabulous Croatian coffee. Croatians take their coffee drinking very seriously indeed! Croatia is hot, the hottest summer months being July and August, its on of Europe’s sunniest spots. There are picturesque pebbled beaches, lapped by crystal clear water and incredible national parks. Croatia has eight national parks, including the Plitvice (plitveetza) Lakes and Krka, both of which are famous for their stunning lakes and waterfalls. As you stroll along the wooden boardwalks among the Plitvice lakes and see the many beautiful waterfalls, huge leafy green trees shade you from the sparkling sun, be careful as you can easily step off the boardwalk into the water! Its really cool how some of the mountains are very near beaches! The Biokovo mountain range contains one of the highest peaks in Croatia, but also lies just a few miles from the sea. It’s a stunning area, scattered with wildflowers and butterflies, sweet-smelling pine trees and limestone boulders. And after a slow climb up the mountain, you can head back down for a refreshing dip in the sea and some delicious gelato ice cream.   THE CAPITAL CITY The biggest cities in Croatia are Zagreb, Split, and Rijeka. Zagreb is 900 years old. Before we move on, lets talk some more about the capital city of Zagreb. There lively street markets and lots of green open spaces, blue street trams zooming down the streets and beautiful architecture. The market in the main square sells cheeses, sausages, delicious pastries and just about everything else. Zagreb cathedral is built in gothic style and dominates the city skyline. St Marks Church has the most colorful roof ever. The tiles are designed in the pattern of a medieval coats of arms and the emblem of Zagreb. There are lots of places where you can sample the delicious truffle dishes. Croatia’s largest exporter of Istrian truffles is Zigante Tartufi. In 1999 the company’s owner Giancarlo Zigante, along with his dog Diana, found the world’s largest truffle in Istria, weighing 1.31kg and making it into the Guinness Book of World Reco

window.fd('form', { formId: '6676d98a71586c395c74af3e', containerEl: '#fd-form-6676d98a71586c395c74af3e' }); Read or listen to Italy for Kids, and download the Italy printable pack with some fun activities for you to do. Click the play button in the player above to listen now (or listen in on iTunes or your favorite podcast app).     Information about Italy for Kids (goes along with podcast episode) Welcome to Italy for Kids. Today we are going to be talking about the land of pizza and ice cream. When you think of Italy, what do you think of? Pizza? Eating Gelato Ice cream at a small street café? Gondolas on the water in Venice, with the gondoliers singing soulful songs The leaning tower of Pisa Rome and the Colosseum There are so many things that remind us of Italy, aren’t there? The name Italy comes from the word Italia, meaning “calf land” Some say it was because the bull was a symbol of the Southern Italian tribes. If you look on a map, you will see that the country of Italy is shaped like a boot and has two islands – Sicily near the toe of the boot is home to 5 million people and the biggest island in the Mediterranean. Sardinia is smaller with stunning beaches and mountains. France, Switzerland Austria and Slovenia border on Italy.   CITIES AND LANDMARKS IN ITALY Milan is known for its fashion designers and the second-largest cathedral in the whole world, Duomo di Milano. Also the opera house – La Scala is there. Genoa on the west coast is where Christopher Columbus was born and shipbuilding continues there today. Venice is a city built on a whole lot of islands. There are canals instead of roads, and boats instead of cars. You can see the sights in Venice by floating through its canals on a gondola. Gondoliers, men in striped shirts sing romantic songs as they propel you along with a long rowing oar. In the central part of Italy, olives and grapes are grown to make olive oil and wine, which are some of Italy’s major exports. In Florence, beautiful architecture and works of art are everywhere. The capital of Italy is ROME. Rome, has influenced the whole world. They built roads to and conquered many lands from England to Africa and their ideas about engineering and culture spread to those lands. Vatican city is the smallest country in the world. It’s inside Rome and it’s where the Pope – the leader of the Roman Catholic Church resides. The country is about an eight of the size of Central Pack in New York. It operates as an independent country, generating revenue from tourism, printing its own money, stamps and passports. Read more interesting things about it here http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-vatican The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a third of the height of the Washington Monument. It leans because the soil underneath is very waterlogged, which makes it soft. These days it has been stabilized by the removal of soil from underneath the high side of the base and by the adding of 800 tons of lead weights secured with cables.. Italy is the fifth most populated country in Europe, with about 60 million people who call it home. Italy has a president and a prime minister – The president of Italy is Sergio Mattarella.   THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE Italians like to show on the outside what they are feeling on the inside. They talk with their hands a lot. They use loud, expressive voices and lots of emotion and animated movement to add to their speech. They even have specific hand gestures which mean certain things – like their own sign language! Italians like to take their time doing things. They always have time to stop and talk and are not often in a rush. The passeggiata is a pre dinner evening stroll that most Italians partake of. Neighborhoods are very friendly as families live in one place for many generations. Italians dress smartly for this evening walk, wanting to look their best at all times. They walk or or sit at favorite cafes sampling gelato, or specialty coffees like espresso, latte, or cappuccino. They eat and sip at outdoor cafes along city avenues. Supper is eaten much later around 9 or 10pm The official language in Italy is, of course, Italian! There are so many words that you and I say that are actually Italian. Have a look at the video this fun video on how to pronounce common Italian words: For example pistakkio, and marscapony and brewsketta     Lets try counting in Italian – Uno, Due, Tre, Quattro, Cinque, Sei, Sette, Otto, Nove, Dieci     Hello is Ciao (chow) Goodbye is Addio (ad-dio’) Buongiorno! (= Good day!) Please= Per favore Thank you = Grazie   THE FLAG AND THE CURRENCY, NATIONAL ANTHEM The Italian national anthem is Il Canto Degli Italiani (The song of the Italians).   Italy is part of the European Union, and they use the Euro as their currency. Right now, in October 2017, with one Euro, you can buy $1.19 US dollars, 90p British cents (that’s just less than one British Pound), and R15

Welcome to Romania for Kids, with Karyn from CASE OF ADVENTURE. window.fd('form', { formId: '667975b221264c488b64c252', containerEl: '#fd-form-667975b221264c488b64c252' }); Romania for Kids Romania is a country in Europe and is actually halfway between the North Pole and the equator. The name, ‘Romania’ comes from the Latin word, ‘Romanus’, which means “citizen of Rome”. Long ago, Romans conquered and colonized the area which is modern day Romania. There is even a city called Roman in inside Romania. So a person could live in Roman, Romania! It is a very green and beautiful landscape with mountains, hills and plains, forests, waterfalls and rivers. There are many farms and old cities with fancy old-fashioned buildings and stunning architecture. Sihastria Monastery Putnei The capital city is called Bucharest. Nearly 2 million people live in Bucharest which is the 7th largest city in the European Union, after Vienna and Paris. Romania is a fascinating country because it was one of the last countries in the world to move away from communism. Communism is when the government controls everything and takes away many of the people’s freedoms and possessions! There are still a few communist countries left in the world, but thankfully not many. In the 1800s, a prince from Germany, became Romania’s first King – King Carol I. He declared Romania an independent and sovereign state. Romania went through many changes in the early 1900s and then after the second world war, It’s 23 million citizens lived under the rule of one of the 20th century’s most controlling dictators. His name was Nicolae Ceauşescu. Learning about Romania is very sad because there has been so much suffering there. But then that is true in so many countries. We should always be grateful to those who have gone before us to fight for freedom from oppression. Things in Romania are much better these days than they used to be and Romanians are working hard to recover from Communism, with the help of other countries in Europe. Besides the large forests which cover a quarter of the country, there are many areas with flat plains for farming and rich soil for crops. There are stunning mountain slopes with ski resorts and in some places, Glaciers have formed beautiful lakes and caves. There are also salt mines, coal mines and iron mines. Transfagarasan, Romania In Romania you can explore bat-caves with torch lights, go for a swim in a volcano crater lake or drive out into the hills on a horse-drawn cart. You can follow the tracks of wild animals in the winter snow – the bear, the wolf, lynx, the boar or you can help milk cows in the village and even help the blacksmith in his forge! You may find that the blacksmith is also the dentist and doctor for that village! Transylvania is a region the middle of Romania, with Bukovina in the north, Moldavia in the northeast, Dobrogea in the southeast near the Black Sea, Walachia along the southern border, and Banat in the southwest. Transylvania includes the Carpathia Mountains and the Transylvanian Alps. Have you heard of the story of Dracula, which is set in Transylvania? Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania THE LANGUAGE The Romanian language is 1,700 years old. It continues to change and as all languages do, it borrows many words from other languages, especially French. For example, the Romanians, say Mersi (for thank you, just like the French). They just spell it with a S instead of a C. Romanians are also greatly influenced now by American English via the Internet and television. Hello – Bună Good afternoon – Bună ziua Yes – Da (just like in Russian) No – nu Please – Vă rog (formal) Bon appetit or Have a nice meal – Poftă bună! THE FLAG, CURRENCY AND NATIONAL ANTHEM You can listen to the Romanian national anthem here on this video from youtube and see the English words as you listen to it sung in Romanian. The Romanian flag is divided into three equal vertical stripes – dark blue, yellow and red. It is modeled after the flag of France. The colors are those of Walachia (red and yellow) and Moldavia (red and blue), which united to form Romania united in 1862. Romanian money is called the Leu. Even though they are an EU country, they don’t use the Euro at all. The currency symbol for the leu is RON. For 1 US dollar you could buy almost 4 Romanian Leu or 4 RON. An interesting fact is that in 2005, the leu, which is the Romanian currency, dropped four zeros. What used to be 10,000 lei (the old name) was now only 1 leu. So, before 2005, you could get 4000 Romanian Lei for 1 dollar, now it’s only 4 leu! This is because Romania’s economy was so affected by communism and international debt and poverty that their money dropped so much in value. Peles castle, Sinaia, Romania FROM COMMUNISM TO CAPITALISM In the 1960’s. Romania was ruled by the USSR. Romanians did not like their lives under Soviet rule, and they wanted to be independent. On

Welcome to Madagascar For Kids with Karyn from CASE OF ADVENTURE! window.fd('form', { formId: '66794db01720df888748bab1', containerEl: '#fd-form-66794db01720df888748bab1' }); Madagascar for Kids Today we are going to be talking about Madagascar. Madagascar is a BIG island off the coast of Africa – it’s the fourth largest island in the world. It’s even bigger than Great Britain and almost as big as the state of Texas. It’s home to thousands of animal species, such as the well-known lemur. Many species are not found anywhere else in the world like the fossa, the tomato frog, the sifaka (pronounced shifark) and the indri which are also part of the lemur family. In Madagascar you will find lush rainforests, beaches and coral reefs, mountainous areas, irrigated rice fields and extinct volcanoes. The “Avenue of the Baobabs,” is a dirt road lined with massive old, old trees called baobab trees. Some of the trees are 800 years old! It was the famous explorer, Marco Polo who first called the island Madagascar – by accident actually. He thought he had visited the Somali port of Mogadishu and got the name wrong – he wrote Madageiscar in his memoirs – and so the Island became Madagascar. Madagascar has gone by many names. When it became a free country in 1958 it became the Malagasy Republic, then in 1975, its people renamed it the Democratic Republic of Madagascar and then in 1993, it changed its name to the Republic of Madagascar. The busy capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo. Some people use its French colonial name Tana but Antananarivo is it’s real name. The president of Madagascar has the longest surname of any president anywhere in the world. His name is Hery Rajaonarimampianina, (AIR-ee rah-zhow-nah-ree-mahm-pee-AHN) THE LANGUAGE Madagascar has two official languages, Malagasy and French. The Malagasy Language doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world. There are lots of different versions of the language – or what we call dialects so it can be a bit confusing if you are trying to learn the language. hello is Manao ahoana (manna horna) goodbye is veloma (filorma) yes is eny (yeny) no – tsia My name is Karyn. No anarako dia (nuw anara ku dia) Karyn. Now you try with your name in there! THE FLAG AND THE CURRENCY The flag of Madagascar has two stripes going across – red on top and green below. Then there is a white stripe which goes down the left of the flag. The flag used to be just red and white. Soon after WWII, Madagascan people fought a war to try to become independent from France but they were defeated. It was only about ten years later that France allowed them to start to become independent and their flag was chosen. The white is said to stand for purity and the red for sovereignty; the green represents the coastal regions and symbolizes hope. Madagascar has its own independence day to celebrate when they officially became independent from France’s rule over them. Their independence day is the 26th June. They celebrate with music and dancing and fireworks! There are no laws against fireworks in Madagascar – so they go wild. It’s a little scary! You can listen to the Madagascan national anthem on Wikipedia here. The currency that the people of Madagascar use is called the ariary (uh-ri-harry). For 1 US dollar you could buy almost 3000 madagascan ariary , for 1 British pound you could get about 4000 ariary and for 1 South African rand about 220 ariary. Now I’m going to tell you about a queen from long ago in Madagascar. During the 1800s, Queen Ranavalona wanted to preserve Madagascar’s traditional beliefs and she decided to send lots of missionaries who had come to share the gospel, back home to their own countries. Many Christians were persecuted, and some were even put to death. When this queen died, Queen Ranavalona II said that Madagascar would be a Christian country. These days there are catholic church and protestant ones and many missionaries have been able to return to Madagascar to tell people about Jesus because calling it a Christian country doesn’t mean all its people know about Him. There is a link to a video by a missionary to Madagascar below. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MADAGASCAR There is a beautiful and valuable blue gemstone that I’m sure you’ve hear of that you find a lot of in Madagascar. That is the sapphire. Blue is the most common color, but you actually also get pink, yellow, green, white and a very funny color called padparadscha which is a creamy pink. Wouldn’t you love to dig and find some of those gems in your garden! Now, much of the vanilla used all over the world comes from Madagascar. The Coca-Cola Company was a major buyer of vanilla from Madagascar. In 1985 Coca-Cola introduced the New Coke formula which involved using a synthetic flavor, instead of real vanilla and suddenly Madagascar were selling a lot less of their vanilla and they became even poorer. So it turned out to be a good thing, that many people who liked to drink coca-cola, didn’t like the new