{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Kids Can Learn from The Most Vertical Woman in the World","description":"In this inspiring episode of Reading With Your Kids, we begin with a short tribute to Jane Yolen, beloved former guest and legendary author of more than 400 children\u2019s books, whose stories have touched generations of young readers and their families. Then we blast off\u2014literally\u2014with our guest, Dr. Kathy Sullivan, often called the most vertical woman in the world. Dr. Kathy is the first American woman to walk in space and the first woman and first certified oceanographer to dive to the Challenger Deep, the deepest place in the world\u2019s oceans. Jed and Dr. Kathy talk about courage, curiosity, and calculated risk\u2014how she learned from her dad, small boats, and little airplanes to think carefully about danger and purpose rather than chasing thrills. She describes what it\u2019s really like to float outside a spacecraft in a spacesuit that\u2019s basically a personal spaceship, and what she saw 7 miles beneath the ocean\u2019s surface, where strange, delicate, often transparent creatures live in total darkness. Dr. Kathy also shares the big idea behind her children\u2019s books, How to Spacewalk and How to Dive to the Deepest Place on Earth\u2014inviting kids to feel like they\u2019re right on her shoulder, joining the adventure. Along the way, she reminds us that Earth itself is a spaceship and that our oceans, forests, and atmosphere are our life support system, connecting every living thing. This is a perfect episode for families who love science, stories, and big conversations about our amazing planet. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"