EP31 - The Day the Moon Plays Hide and Seek With the Sun

from Big World, Little Ears · host Hippo Tom

What happens when the Moon moves right in front of the Sun? This August, Spain will experience a solar eclipse — when the sky goes dark in the middle of the day! We explore how eclipses happen using simple analogies kids can understand. 🌙 Why the Moon and Sun look the same size from Earth 🌍 What birds and flowers do when the sky suddenly goes dark ☀️ How eclipses bring communities together in wonder 💬 If you could watch an eclipse from anywhere, where would you go?

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