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Nov 2022
15m 31s

Astronaut Kat Echazarreta - the first Me...

Lingokids
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Think visiting outer space is just a dream? 🚀 Well, put on your space suits because, in this episode, we're visiting the NASA center! Tune in to meet Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born 🇲🇽 woman ever to go to space. Katya was selected from a pool of 7,000 applicants to join Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin trip to space. Join us as our host Emily Calandrelli chats with Katya about her childhood dreams and, of course, what kids can do now to become astronauts when they grow up.

Parents, in the Lingokids app, we have 1,200+ interactive activities, games, songs, and cartoons that blend educational subjects and modern life skills to help prepare children for today's ever-changing world! Spark curiosity, imagination, and success with Lingokids—from math to making friends, reading to resilience, collaboration to creativity, and so much more! 💙

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***** Parents, in the Lingokids app, we have plenty of interactive activities, games, songs, and more that blend educational subjects and modern life skills to help get your kids ready for today's changing world! From math to making friends, reading to resilience, collaboration, creativity, and so much more, spark curiosity, imagination, and success with Lingokids! 💙 *****

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