The Hellbender

About this episode

Moss and Pebble, two hellbender siblings, discover the importance of moving with the changing environment in their river habitat.

Deep in a cool Appalachian river, two hellbender siblings named Moss and Pebble are convinced they’ve found the BEST rock in the whole river. It has everything: a mud slide, a pebble garden, and the perfect crayfish trap. So when their parents say it’s time to move downstream, the siblings protest in every dramatic way they can. But as the water warms, the bugs disappear, and silt begins to settle, Moss and Pebble start to notice something important: sometimes animals move first because they ...

Topics covered

• hellbender
• siblings
• river
• nature
• animals
• family

Keywords

• hellbender
• Appalachian river
• siblings
• nature
• animals
• crayfish
• mud slide

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Appalachian river

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