Kids music made in NZ, the Kiwi Queen of the Cosmos, and Germs!

About this episode

This episode features new kids music from NZ, a book review about a clever scientist, and a discussion on germs.

On the playlist, a new Suzy Cato song, a tune about a turbo-charged Duck, Mr Roberelli sings about fruits that start with ‘P’, and there’s new music from Itty Bitty Beats. Plus, Lilly reviews a book about a very clever NZ scientist, there’s a cool story, and we ask kids, ‘What are Germs?’ Suzy Cato’s multi-award-winning radio show is now a podcast, with 100% kiwi music and tamariki with stories, songs, books and jokes. Join Suzy, Trevor and friends for loads of fun and laughs! New episodes out every Thursday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

People in this episode

Hosts: Suzy Cato, Trevor

Guest: Lilly

Topics covered

• kids music
• NZ culture
• science
• germs
• storytelling
• book review

Keywords

• kids music
• NZ
• Suzy Cato
• germs
• book review
• Itty Bitty Beats
• turbo-charged Duck
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Itty Bitty Beats, RNZ

Books & works: Suzy Cato song, book about a very clever NZ scientist, tune about a turbo-charged Duck, fruits that start with ‘P’

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