Each time her star clip twinkles, Aurora goes somewhere new. Here is a little page from each of her 100 adventures: the place, the friend, how it begins, and what she learned. (The endings are in the books.)
Aurora and the Dancing Lights
At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Lumi
Aurora can't sleep. Why is she named after lights in the sky she has never seen? Then a little ribbon of light floats in through her round window and asks if she would like to see them.
What Aurora learned
The northern lights are made of tiny sparkles from the Sun
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Bizzy
Nana Bea's garden is buzzing, and Aurora is a little scared of the bees. Then her star clip twinkles, and suddenly she is smaller than a ladybug, face to face with a friendly bee called Bizzy.
What Aurora learned
Bees help flowers grow fruit
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Plip
After the rain, Aurora and Kai jump in every puddle on the street. When the sun comes out, a tiny raindrop called Plip waves from the water and invites them to come along.
What Aurora learned
Puddles float up to the sky and come back as rain
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Pudding
Aurora thinks someone took a bite out of the moon. At bedtime, a sleepy orange cat named Pudding slides down a moonbeam to show her what is really going on.
What Aurora learned
The moon is always round; we just see part of its light
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At The beach · with Captain Pinch
At the beach, Aurora's bucket says "Knock, knock!" Inside sits Captain Pinch, a hermit crab squeezed into a shell much too small. He needs a new home, and fast.
What Aurora learned
Hermit crabs move into bigger shells as they grow
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Red, Yellow and Blue
It's Mama's birthday, and Kai's giant sneeze tips three pots of color all over Nana Bea's white cake. Can Red, Yellow and Blue turn the oops into something wonderful?
What Aurora learned
Red, yellow and blue can mix into new colors
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Snowdrop
On a cold, starry night, Aurora hears a small, sad "Hoo… hoo…" outside her window. A little owl named Snowdrop is lost, far from her family on the snowy hills.
What Aurora learned
The North Star always shows the way north
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The wind blows Kai's red hat to the old oak in the park, where a worried squirrel is digging everywhere. Hazel buried her acorns all over the park, and now she can't remember where.
What Aurora learned
Forgotten acorns can grow into new trees
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At The meadow · with Aurora's Shadow
On a sunny morning in the meadow, Aurora's shadow does a cartwheel all by itself. It is tired of copying her, and today it wants to play!
What Aurora learned
A shadow is where the light can't reach
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Lumi
Aurora wants to thank every friend from her adventures with a party in Nana Bea's garden. But how do you invite a raindrop, a ribbon of light or a shadow?
What Aurora learned
Saying thank you makes friends feel special
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Aurora Cares for the Earth
At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Grandpa Oak
On the warmest night of summer, Papa snores in the tent under the old oak, and Aurora hears the leaves breathing. Then a big branch bends down to say hello.
What Aurora learned
Trees make the fresh air we breathe
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At Kai's house next door · with Wriggle
Kai is digging for dinosaur bones, but Aurora finds a worm instead. "Eww!" says Kai. "I'm not yucky," says Wriggle, and the ground turns clear as glass.
What Aurora learned
Worms turn old scraps into rich soil
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At The harbor · with Pebble
On a boat with a glass floor, Aurora watches fish swim right under her feet. Then the wind snatches an empty plastic bag over the side, and a young sea turtle named Pebble swims toward it.
What Aurora learned
Plastic in the sea can hurt sea animals
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Ollie
Every night, the tap runs and runs while Aurora brushes her teeth. Tonight her round mirror turns into a window, and a worried otter named Ollie pops up in a moonlit river.
What Aurora learned
Turning off the tap saves water
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After Kai's birthday picnic, the table is a mountain of mess. Just as Aurora drops a soda can into the trash bag, it shouts "WAIT!" It's Clank, a can with a future.
What Aurora learned
Old cans and bottles can become something new
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Flick
Nana Bea's bright new porch light lights up the whole garden, but not one firefly blinks. Then a tiny firefly named Flick lands on Aurora's finger. He can't find his friends.
What Aurora learned
Fireflies talk with light, so they need the dark
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Pip
Papa cuts a bedtime apple a new way, and there is a star in the middle! One little brown seed hops out and bows: "I'm Pip. And I'm not a snack."
What Aurora learned
A tiny seed can grow into a whole tree
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At The hill above town · with Frost
The snow on the sledding hill is turning to slush. Then a ribbon of green light lifts Aurora and Kai's sled into the sky and carries them far north, to a polar bear cub named Frost.
What Aurora learned
Polar bears need sea ice, so we help keep the Earth cool
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Ruby
A robin named Ruby has built her nest in Nana Bea's favorite straw hat, and she won't give it back. Can Aurora help her find another home, quickly?
What Aurora learned
Every bird builds its own kind of home
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At The hill above town · with Lumi
On Earth Day, everyone climbs the hill above town to plant a little oak tree. As the first star comes out, a ribbon of green light swirls down from the sky.
What Aurora learned
Small kind acts help take care of the Earth
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Aurora's Brave Little Heart
At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Dot
A snowstorm blows out the lights, and Aurora's room is very, very dark. The wardrobe looks like a giant. Then a soft violet glow appears, and a tiny voice says, "Don't be scared."
What Aurora learned
The dark is just the room, resting
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Rumble
Rain spoils the picnic, and Aurora stomps her foot. "It's not fair!" Suddenly a small, dark storm cloud is rumbling above her head, just for her.
What Aurora learned
Slow breaths help grumpy feelings float away
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At The harbor · with Marlo
Kai is going away for two whole weeks, and Aurora's chest feels heavy, as if it's full of wet sand. On a bench by the harbor, something big splashes out in the bay.
What Aurora learned
Talking about sad feelings makes them lighter
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Aurora wanted to be the Star in the winter play, but Kai got the part. On the snowy walk home, a little rosy-red star named Twink drops down beside her. Twink wants to be the brightest star of all.
What Aurora learned
Everyone shines in their own way
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Aurora has wanted to ride the giant Ferris wheel all summer. But standing in the line, her tummy flutters and wobbles, as if something inside is flapping its wings.
What Aurora learned
Nervous butterflies can turn into excitement
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Kai's sunflower has sprouted, but Aurora's patch is still just dirt. "Grow FASTER!" she says. Then a slow, shiny snail named Shelby climbs up the garden fence.
What Aurora learned
Good things grow at their own pace
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Ellie
A tug-of-war over a golden crown ends with a riiip, and Kai runs home without saying goodbye. That night, Aurora's heart feels heavy and lumpy, like cold porridge.
What Aurora learned
Saying sorry helps friends make up
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At The harbor · with Sola
At the harbor, a girl Aurora has never seen is digging all by herself. Aurora's cheeks go hot and her feet won't move. Down on the rocks, one small seal is hiding too.
What Aurora learned
One tiny brave step can start a friendship
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At the balloon festival, Aurora can't stop worrying about singing all by herself at the kindergarten show. Then a tiny rainbow balloon named Puff bumps her shoulder.
What Aurora learned
Worries feel smaller when you share them
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At The hill above town · with Lumi
On the longest night of winter, everyone goes on a lantern walk up the snowy hill. When the lanterns go dark, the northern lights dance, and a little ribbon of light swirls down.
What Aurora learned
Every feeling is okay, and love is always there
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Aurora's Big Firsts
Aurora's class has a yellow door, and Kai's has a red one. The classroom is full of new faces and new noises, and Aurora feels very small, until she spots a little glass house by the window.
What Aurora learned
New places have friendly things to find
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At Kai's house next door · with Wanda and Jellybean
Kai has a new baby sister, and everybody looks at Rosie instead of him. Then the flowerpots start to bounce, and a kangaroo leaps over the fence with her joey, Jellybean.
What Aurora learned
Big brothers and sisters are important helpers
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Chomp
At Nana Bea's barbecue, Aurora bites into corn on the cob, and her front tooth goes wiggle-waggle! Will it hurt? Down by the pond, something goes chomp, chomp, CRUNCH.
What Aurora learned
Baby teeth make room for grown-up teeth
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In the doctor's waiting room, Aurora swings her feet. What will the doctor do? Then the tall giraffe painted on the wall blinks, and steps right out.
What Aurora learned
Check-ups help the doctor keep us healthy
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At her very first sleepover, Aurora lies awake in Mira's room. Everything smells different, and she misses home. Then the little tortoise night-light on the bedside table begins to glow.
What Aurora learned
A little bit of home helps when you're away
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Aurora is flying for the first time, to a warm, blue sea. Kai says your ears go POP on a plane. Then something taps on her window: a small white bird with a bright red beak.
What Aurora learned
A big yawn helps when your ears feel funny
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The training wheels are off, and Aurora wobbles and bumps onto the grass again and again. "I can't do it." Then the bell on her handlebars rings all by itself.
What Aurora learned
Everybody wobbles at first, so keep trying
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At her first real hair salon, Aurora wonders if the scissors will hurt. Then, in the big mirror, she sees an enormous ball of wool with a little black nose.
What Aurora learned
Hair doesn't feel the scissors
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Aurora gets her very own library card and opens a picture book about a dragon. The pages flutter, rustle, FLAP, and out flies a little dragon.
What Aurora learned
The library is for everyone to share and look after
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At her first swimming lesson, Coach Jo says today they will put their faces in the water. Aurora holds the edge very tight, until the pool begins to glow green and violet.
What Aurora learned
Big firsts are easier in small steps
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Aurora and the Kindness Lights
On snow-sculpture day, Aurora won't share her snow-paints. Her painted snowball is very colorful, and very lonely, until it wobbles and goes crick…
What Aurora learned
Sharing makes everyone warmer
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At The forest · with Bibi
At the pond in the woods, Aurora and Kai scoop tadpoles into a jar to take home. Tap, tap. Shake, shake. Then a plump green frog on a lily pad says, "Excuse me!"
What Aurora learned
Little creatures are happiest where they live
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A new boy named Sami stands by the playground fence. He doesn't speak much English yet, and Kai thinks he can't play. Then a tiny howl comes out of the long grass.
What Aurora learned
You can play together without any words
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Coral
At family talent night, Aurora's cartwheel ends in a FLUMP, twice. "I'm the worst," she grumbles. Then Nana Bea's big pink seashell begins to glow.
What Aurora learned
Speak kindly to yourself, too
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Rocco
Aurora borrowed Papa's measuring tape without asking, and now it's lost. "The wind took it," she says quickly. Behind the shed, someone with a stripy tail is sitting on the wheelbarrow.
What Aurora learned
Telling the truth untwists a twisty tummy
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Tiko
It's laundry day, and Aurora is too little to carry the basket and too short to reach the line. She feels like a crumb, until an ant marches past with a crumb much bigger than itself.
What Aurora learned
Even small helpers can do big jobs
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At Kai's house next door · with Fen
In the treehouse, Kai keeps trying to tell Aurora something, but she keeps talking about leaves. When Kai climbs down alone, two enormous ears poke up at the window.
What Aurora learned
Good friends listen with their ears and their hearts
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On chalk-drawing day, Aurora laughs that Mira's cat looks like a potato with whiskers, and Mira's smile goes away. Then the little hummingbird in Aurora's chalk garden begins to shimmer.
What Aurora learned
Kind words help friendships grow
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At Hillside Farm · with Honk
At the scarecrow contest, Aurora wants everything done her way, and nobody is having fun. Then a flock of geese honks overhead, and one skids into the straw.
What Aurora learned
Taking turns makes a team stronger
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At The hill above town · with Lumi
Everyone brings a present to Nana Bea's birthday picnic on the snowy hill, but Aurora's piggy bank holds only two buttons and a shell. And Nana Bea has just one wish…
What Aurora learned
The best gifts come from the heart
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Aurora's Healthy Habits
At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Grin
After a party full of cake and sweets, Aurora's teeth feel like they're wearing sweaters. Then a tiny crocodile climbs out of a sweet wrapper, with a very big grin.
What Aurora learned
Brush the tops, fronts and backs, twice a day
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At the farmers' market, Aurora picks only beige food for lunch. Then something on the tomato pile moves. It isn't a tomato at all: it's Kiki the chameleon.
What Aurora learned
Every color of food helps your body in its own way
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At Hillside Farm · with Momo
After cuddling lambs at the petting farm, Aurora reaches straight for a honey sandwich. "But my hands are clean!" By the washing station, a snow monkey is washing her sweet potato.
What Aurora learned
Wash your hands with soap before you eat
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At Kai's house next door · with Dozy
On the longest day of the year the sun won't go to bed, so why should Aurora? Under the hedge, a golden-brown ball yawns: Dozy the dormouse, an expert at sleeping.
What Aurora learned
Sleep helps your body grow and your brain remember
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On the hottest morning of summer, Aurora doesn't want sticky sunscreen or a hot hat. She just wants to splash! Then the water bubbles, and two little ears pop up.
What Aurora learned
Hats, shade and sunscreen keep skin safe
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At The forest · with Zara
At the family fun run, Aurora is too tired. Even her hair is too tired! Then a cheetah cub bounds out of the mist: "Are we racing?"
What Aurora learned
Moving and playing wakes up tired legs
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At Kai's house next door · with Blue
The pillow fort has fallen down, and Kai's playroom is a mountain of toys. "It'll take a hundred years!" Then a bowerbird hops out of the pile with a blue button in his beak.
What Aurora learned
Every toy is happier in its own home
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Silk
Aurora wants one more episode, and the bright tablet keeps her wide awake. Then, out of the glow of the screen, flutters a pale green moth with long, curly tails.
What Aurora learned
Screens off before bed helps you sleep
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Bubbles
After puddle football, Aurora is a mud monster and she wants to stay that way. Then, out of the bath bubbles, pops a round, spotty fish with big surprised eyes.
What Aurora learned
A bath washes away the mud and germs of the day
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After the last summer concert, Aurora's feet are still dancing and she is much too excited to sleep. Then, for the first time in weeks, the northern lights begin to glow.
What Aurora learned
A cozy bedtime routine helps you fall asleep
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Aurora Around the World
At The bamboo mountains of China · with Bao
A parcel from far away brings Aurora a paper panda and a postcard of misty green mountains. As she holds it close, the mist on the postcard seems to move.
What Aurora learned
A smile says hello in every language
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At The savanna of Kenya · with Jabari
At dawn, the farm rooster crows good morning to the sun. Aurora whispers it too, and the farm gate swings open by itself onto a wide, golden land.
What Aurora learned
Practice a little more every day
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At A river in Australia · with Paddle
Mira loves strange things, and the kids in her old town said she was strange too. When Aurora drops a pebble in the lake, the rings spread wider and wider…
What Aurora learned
Different is wonderful
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At The Amazon rainforest · with Lento
It is late and rainy, Mama can't find the keys, and Aurora wants her to hurry. Then the round porch light grows rounder and paler, like a moon over a faraway forest.
What Aurora learned
Going slowly helps you notice more
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At A village in Germany · with Klara
On the way to the bakery, Aurora catches a long white feather twirling down from the sky. Whoosh! It lifts her up into the blue and sets her down on a red-tiled roof.
What Aurora learned
Thank you is a little gift you can give every day
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At India at Diwali · with Tara
Aurora's four candles glow in a perfect row, and Kai's won't light. She doesn't want to give one away. Then the candlelight stretches out of the window like a path of tiny golden lights.
What Aurora learned
Sharing your light doesn't make it smaller
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At The desert of Wadi Rum, Jordan · with Reem
Clouds hide every star on the family picnic, and Aurora wishes they would come back. Then the cool grass turns to soft red sand, and on a dune stands Reem, an oryx whose family once had to find its way home.
What Aurora learned
People can help animals come home to the wild
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At A snowy marsh in Japan · with Hana
Some kids needed two pieces of paper to draw their families. Is Aurora's family too small? Her frosty breath sparkles into snowflakes, and a snowy whirl carries her far away.
What Aurora learned
Families come in all sizes
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At High in the Andes of Peru · with Coco
On the windmill hill, the wind spins the old sails faster and faster, until they are a whirl of light. When they slow down, Aurora and Kai are somewhere very high.
What Aurora learned
Check that your friends are okay
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Lumi
Aurora spreads a big map on the floor with nine shiny star stickers. "Why those places?" asks Kai. "Because I have friends there." Outside, the sky begins to shimmer green.
What Aurora learned
When it's night here, it's day on the other side of the world
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Aurora and the Wonderful Weather
In the middle of winter, the sun only peeks over the hills at lunchtime. "Come back!" Aurora calls, and a young reindeer with glowing blue eyes steps out of the snowy trees.
What Aurora learned
The Earth is tilted, so winter days are short
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Crystal
Waiting for the school bus, Kai says snowflakes are just white blobs. But when one lands on Aurora's dark-blue mitten, it looks like… a tiny star?
What Aurora learned
Every snowflake has six sides
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Digby
After a dry week, a soft spring rain begins to fall, and the whole garden suddenly smells fresh and earthy and green. "What IS that smell?"
What Aurora learned
Rain smells fresh because of tiny helpers in the soil
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On a windy evening, Aurora flies her new star kite on the cliff path above the beach. "What IS wind? I can't even see it." The kite tugs and tugs.
What Aurora learned
Wind is air on the move
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At The harbor · with Skipper
Thunder rumbles over the sea, so there is no boat trip today. In the old boathouse café, Aurora's tummy feels a little wobbly, and then her star clip twinkles.
What Aurora learned
Count from the flash to the rumble to know how far a storm is
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On Mira's roof terrace, the sky is very, very blue. "Why is the sky blue?" asks Mira. Even her papa thinks it's a very good question.
What Aurora learned
Sunlight holds every color, and the air scatters the blue
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At The forest · with Amber
Aurora's favorite maple tree is turning yellow and orange, and its leaves are falling off. "My tree is broken," she sighs, as one leaf twirls down, round and round.
What Aurora learned
Trees rest in winter and grow new leaves in spring
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At The harbor · with Misty
The harbor has vanished into soft white fog, and the ferry has to wait. "How long does fog take?" sighs Aurora, swinging her legs on the bench.
What Aurora learned
Fog is a cloud down on the ground
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At Kai's house next door · with Kiri
On the hottest afternoon of summer, the sprinkler sprays a sparkly fan of water. "Sprinklers can make rainbows," says Aurora. But there isn't one. Not even a little one.
What Aurora learned
Stand with the sun behind you to find a rainbow
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At The hill above town · with Lumi
On New Year's Eve, everyone climbs the snowy hill for the early countdown. "Where does the old year go?" asks Aurora, and her star clip twinkles brighter than ever.
What Aurora learned
One trip around the Sun is one whole year
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Counting Under the Stars
At The meadow · with Zip
Aurora is allowed to stay up late in the meadow to look for shooting stars. Her yawns get bigger and bigger, until, zip! A tiny streak of light flashes across the sky.
What Aurora learned
Shooting stars are tiny bits of space dust
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Polka and Dotty
Aurora races everywhere in Nana Bea's garden, because being first is the best. On a rose leaf, two little ladybugs are having an argument about who is older.
What Aurora learned
Being first isn't the best thing; being together is
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At the aquarium, Mira misses her best friend from her old town, and she doesn't know which friend to love the most. In the octopus tank, something orange waves one curly arm.
What Aurora learned
A heart has room for lots of friends
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Every clover in the park has three leaves. One, two, three. One, two, three. Aurora and Kai don't feel lucky at all, until her star clip twinkles.
What Aurora learned
We are lucky to have the people we love
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At The riverbank · with Sniff
At the river picnic, Aurora gobbles, gulps and wants to race to everything at once. "Slow down," laughs Mama. But Aurora's feet just want to run.
What Aurora learned
Slow down and use all five senses
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The whole field behind the school is chirping, and Aurora whistles back. But Kai can't whistle, and his ears go red. "Everybody can whistle except me."
What Aurora learned
Crickets sing with their wings
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At The hill above town · with Nova
At the little observatory, Nana Bea sees seven stars in the Seven Sisters, but Aurora counts only six. "Then I'm doing it wrong," she says, and her cheeks go hot.
What Aurora learned
Everyone sees the stars a little differently
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Silvie
A big, dewy web hangs across the gap in Nana Bea's fence, with a spider in the middle. "Brush it away!" says Aurora. "Spiders have too many legs."
What Aurora learned
Spiders are garden helpers: look, don't touch
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At The park · with Mother Duck
Aurora and Mira count the ducklings from the path: one, two, three… eight. The mother duck looks left, looks right and gives a very worried quack.
What Aurora learned
Count carefully, so nobody gets left behind
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At the Moon Lantern Festival, everyone will count down from ten and switch on their lanterns. "Not Rosie," says Kai. "She can't even count to one."
What Aurora learned
Everyone counts, even the littlest one
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At The harbor · with Gully
Aurora has a head full of questions. How does the lighthouse shine so far? At the end of the harbor pier, the lamp at the top clicks on.
What Aurora learned
A lighthouse lens sends a small lamp far out to sea
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At Kai's house next door · with Gus
Kai's magnet letters stick to the fridge, but they slide off the cupboard, the window and the table. Clunk, clunk, clunk. Why? It's a mystery.
What Aurora learned
Magnets stick to some metals, like iron
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At The little house at the edge of the snowy forest · with Rollo
The Bumblebee cart goes everywhere except straight, all the way into a hay bale. Aurora flops down in the grass, laughing, and her star clip twinkles.
What Aurora learned
Wheels roll straight when they turn around their middle
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At The forest · with Whistle
Aurora shouts "HELLO!" into the old railway tunnel, and the tunnel shouts it right back. "Mama, who said that?" "Ask the tunnel," Mama smiles.
What Aurora learned
An echo is your voice bouncing back
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At The forest · with Tok
The stick bridge for the toy animals goes creak… wobble… CRASH, and Kai's dinosaur lands on the pebbles. "It's no good." Then Aurora's star clip twinkles.
What Aurora learned
Triangles are the strongest shape
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At The harbor · with Nell
A little pebble sinks straight to the bottom of the bucket. So won't Ingrid's big, heavy wooden boat sink too? Aurora's tummy feels wobbly on launch day.
What Aurora learned
Boats float because they push water out of the way
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Pendle
Waiting for Mama at Nana Bea's house, Aurora can't keep still. "Is it time NOW?" On the seventh cuckoo of the old clock, her star clip begins to twinkle.
What Aurora learned
A pendulum keeps time with steady swings
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At The park · with Wally and Tiny
At the playground, there is nobody to seesaw with, and Nana Bea says she is far too big. Aurora sits on one end, and bump, it stays on the ground. "Seesaws need two."
What Aurora learned
Moving closer to the middle balances a seesaw
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At Nana Bea's garden · with Tapper
It rains and rains, and Mira says rain spoils everything. Then Nana Bea brings an old box down from the attic, with two tin cans joined by a long string.
What Aurora learned
Sound can travel along a tight string
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At the science fair, Aurora's table has one card with one big question: HOW DOES THE MOON SHINE? "I have a question," she whispers, "but no answer."
What Aurora learned
The Moon shines with light from the Sun
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