Welcome to Ping and Echo, a daily newsletter that shares one amazing podcast episode guaranteed to be a great listen for kids and their families. Each newsletter includes links to articles, videos, and activities related to the podcast so you can turn every episode into an adventure.
Today’s episode is from Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, the podcast they describe as “a fairy tale podcast about the extraordinary women who inspire us.” It is based on the popular Rebel Girls book series. This episode focuses on Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
Podcast: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
Episode: Junko Tabei
Length: 20 minutes
🧐 You Should Know
I’ll always give you a heads up if there is anything in the podcast that might surprise or worry kids. One of Junko Tabei’s climbing partners dies in a mountaineering accident.
💡 Try This
After you listen to the episode you can follow in Junko’s footsteps with the links and activities below:
Learn to tie knots for mountaineering like Junko Tabei with this Rebel Girls activity
Check out this PBS Kids show about Junko Tabei (and then try this coloring page from the show)
🔎 Explore More
Read up on Junko Tabei with these links:
Read Junko Tabei Masters the Mountains kids book
Avenger of the Week | Junko Tabei, Mountaineer — GenderAvenger
Japanese Climber Junko Tabei, First Woman To Conquer Mount Everest, Dies At 77
The name Ping and Echo comes from sonar technology which relies on sending out “pings” and receiving back “echos” to discover the world around you. You can send us pictures of the art and activities created by your kids. Email them to pingandecho@gmail.com and we’ll post all your echos on our Instagram and our Twitter page.
Thanks for lending us your ears and your inbox.
Toby, Josh, and Ruby