Rainbow case! Happy birthday to you!
happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear Stanley!
Happy birthday to you!
How old is Houseplant, Stanley?
Stanley, how old are you?
Stanley is one year old in house plant years.
Awwww! Look at how your leaves have grown!
Stanley! I drew you a picture.
Happy birthday! Billy says it looks just like him.
Heart shaped leaves.
A thin, windy stem.
And a bright orange pot.
Thanks! I have a birthday surprise, too.
Ooh, I love surprises.
What is it? We are taking Stanley to visit his plant family in the rainforest. Wow!
Welcome to Stories for Kids by Lingokids, where we discover fascinating facts about the world around us and the fun of play learning.
Today the Lingokids are traveling to the rainforest. Do you have friends who love nature and would like to learn about the rainforest?
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The rainforest is an incredible habitat where many different types of plants and animals live.
In fact, the Central American Rainforest is home to more than 2 ,000 species of trees and 9 ,000 different kinds of flowering plants.
Do you think Stanley will meet any plant cousins?
What else do you think the lingokids' friends will discover?
Let's find out! To the rain forest!
I didn't know the rain forest was so loud!
Elliot, that's a good observation.
Many animals make their homes in the rain forest. It's like a busy neighborhood!
But a really green one.
And a wet one. Look, Stanley is so excited!
These leaves are shaking.
What do you hear, Stanley?
Lingokids listeners, see if you can help Stanley figure out what is making all these rainforest sounds.
Birds. Yep, more than 900 different kinds of birds live in this forest, including a type of parrot called the scarlet macaw that's making that sound.
Bugs! Yes, those are cicada bugs.
They make all that noise just by rubbing their wings together.
Frogs! Yes, that noisy little fellow is called the heradia robber frog.
Scientists thought there were none left, but there are.
I'm so glad. Oh, I know what that sound is.
A howler monkey. Yes, the howler monkey is the loudest animal on earth.
Lingokids listeners, did your friends guess the sounds too?
What was their favorite sound?
Was it the same as yours, or a different?
Sometimes it's fun to compare.
Um, that howler monkey just took Stanley.
Oh, no, follow that monkey!
She's so fast and so swingy.
Billy says to grab on to these long vines and hold on tight.
Good idea. Then we can swing too.
Wee! Stanley! Oh, thank goodness you're OK.
That monkey put Stanley down very carefully.
I think she was trying to play.
Naughty monkey. Hey, look where the monkey put Stanley.
Right next to a big plant with heart -shaped leaves.
And a thin, windy stem.
It looks like Stanley, but much, much bigger.
This leaf is bigger than my head.
This leaf is bigger than my whole body.
Billy says that many house plants grow naturally in the rainforest. Maybe it's Stanley's long -lost cousin.
Oh, I just love family trips.
Billy says he thinks this plant is a type of philodendron.
Philodendron plants grow wild in the rainforest and in pots in people's homes.
I never knew Stanley was a philly dandelion.
That sounds so fancy.
Philodendron. Philodendrons are interesting plants.
They are good climbers.
Like monkeys? Yes. In the rain forest, they climb tree trunks and keep their leaves flat against the bark.
As they get older, philodendrons spread out more and their leaves can get very large.
Wow. Oh, filly dandelions.
I mean, fill -ly, filly...
fillodendrons. Yeah, philodendrons are amazing.
I always knew Stanley was special.
But is Stanley going to get that big?
I don't think I have a big enough pot or a big enough house.
No, Lisa. Stanley is a houseplant.
Plants in the rainforest can grow much, much bigger than indoor plants.
But how? I mean who takes care of them?
Yeah! Who waters them?
And sings to them? Poor, poor rainforest plants.
How will they survive?
Don't worry, Cowie.
The rainforest is the perfect environment for these plants.
Lingokids listeners, do you remember what all plants need to survive?
Water! No problem there!
It's pretty rainy in the rain forest. Sunlight!
Hmm, I see sunny and shady spots in the rain forest. Soil!
Yep, plenty of soil here!
Come back. Ah! Billy says plants need air.
And so do people and animals.
Oh, yeah. Good one, Billy.
In fact, plants play a very important role in making fresh air that we all breathe.
They take in carbon dioxide and breathe out the fresh oxygen that we need to survive.
So the rainforest plants do have everything they need.
And they even help us.
So are you telling me that Houseplant Stanley actually cleans the air in my house?
Yep. I already knew Stanley was the best, but now I love him even more.
We should all breathe in some of that plant oxygen.
Oh, look! A bean -utiful butterfly!
It's so big and blue and landing right on Stanley.
Whistling Billy says that this is a blue morpho butterfly.
It is the largest butterfly in the world.
Look. The monkey is swinging back here.
Hey, you monkey, keep your hands off my house plant.
the monkey is holding something.
Billy says the monkey is bringing Stanley a present.
It looks like a... banana?
Wow! Those grow in the rainforest too?
Thanks, monkey! Stanley can't eat bananas, but he loves it when I do.
Well, Lingokids listeners, today we learned that plants play a very important role in keeping our air clean and our planet healthy.
A healthy rainforest is full of plants and full of life.
Do you have a favorite rainforest plant or animal?
Let us know by drawing your own rainforest picture and asking a grown -up to help you to send it to podcast at lingokids .com.
Ask your friends if they drew a rain forest picture.
Or if they know the biggest butterfly in the world.
And if they haven't listened to Stanley's adventure yet, share it with them.
You can even listen together.
I love sharing the stories.
Join us next time to continue play learning together.
So long everybody! See you next time.
Bye!
