Giraffes and World Music - June 21

Friday, June 21, 2024

Today is  Ugliest Dog Day, Peaches & Cream Day, International Day of Yoga, Selfie Day, World Giraffe Day, World Music Day, Seashell Day, Go Skateboarding Day, T-Shirt Day, and Take Your Dog To Work Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme:  Summer Solstice, Giraffes, and World Music
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ON THIS DATE

• 1788 - New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution.
• 1964 -  Civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. 
• 1977 - The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) makes its debut.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1905 - French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre 
• 1944 - English singer-songwriter Ray Davies
• 1979 - Actor Chris Pratt
• 1982 - British Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Beachboys - Wouldn't It Be Nice - LISTEN
• The Kinks - You Really Got Me - LISTEN

OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Science Trek - Oceans - VIEW

THEME: GIRAFFES

• Grades PreK-12 - San Diego Zoo - Giraffe Cam - VIEW
• Grades PreK-K - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Giraffes Can't Dance (26:23) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Camp TV - Giraffes (3:54) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Taking a Break (1:02) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Young Explorers - Go Wild: Giraffes (3:57) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Go Wild: Giraffe and Rhinoceros (10:46) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Giraffidae - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature -  Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants (0:35) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - How Drinking Giraffes Avoid a Head Rush (1:46) - VIEW

THEME: WORLD MUSIC

• Grades PreK-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Music Arts Toolkit - Introduction to Instruments of the World (19:14) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Ecuador and Bolivia: Music of the Andes (14:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMecia - Social Studies and World History through Music and Dance Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - China: Music of the Pipa (10:00) - VIEW and DO

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

NATURE - Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster 
Friday, 6/21 from 3-4 pm NHPBS
Sir David Attenborough unearths a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: the fossil of a giant Pliosaur, the largest Jurassic predator ever known. Follow a team of forensic experts on a perilous expedition to excavate the skull, uncover the predatory secrets lying deep inside the fossil, and unlock clues about the life of this giant sea beast. NATURE Streaming Video

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION - Late Night 
Friday, 6/21 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
The contributions of late-night hosts Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, and Jack Paar are featured. Merv Griffin emerges as a key player, Dick Cavett and Arsenio Hall discuss their years in the mix, and Regis Philbin offers revelations about his years as a late-night sidekick to Joey Bishop. PIONEERS OF TELEVISION Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO - The Making and Breaking
Friday, 6/21 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
When an accident changes Frida's life, she channels pain and heartache into a new passion: painting. She meets Diego Rivera, and her creative and romantic dreams begin to take shape. BECOMING FRIDA KAHLO Steaming Video

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339