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Read by Arina Ii, Davis Brooks; Vincent Lai; Ailsa Rochester
Meet the BrainBots: Nellie, Buzz, and Gibbs! When school closes, these high-tech knowledge-gathering robots come to life to find out as much information as they can for kids before the next school day starts. They can do some amazing stuff, too - think traveling back in time, shrinking all the way down to explore tiny spaces, and getting where humans can’t… But what happens when the kids are away, and there’s a new upgrade available…?
In this feature-length special, while the children are off on a school trip, the BrainBots are on an adventure of their own – undertaking training to earn their Sea Defenders Upgrade! Join Nellie, Buzz, and Gibbs as they explore our world’s oceans and learn what we can do to protect them. From Dougie the Sea Turtle in Costa Rica, to Jazz the Seahorse in England, to Wilma the Zebra Shark in Australia, the BrainBots will meet some of our oceans' most amazing animals who will teach them just how incredible and important our oceans are.
This audio card will take you on a hilarious fact-filled adventure to learn all about our oceans and how to become a Sea Defender yourself. Test your knowledge at the end of the card to see how many BrainBank facts you can remember!
Created in collaboration with the SEALIFE Trust, 20% of all Sea Defender card sales will be donated to protecting our oceans. More information about Yoto Charity Partners.
Maker
My co-foundes were talking about the challenges of modern parenting. Both had nagging concerns around the effects of excess screen time for young children, with potential negatives around sleep disruption, fine motor control development and addictiveness of screens making them think twice about putting kids in front of a screen.
Having enrolled his children at a Montessori nursery, he was also fascinated by the teachings of Maria Montessori. She believed (amongst other things) that child development was improved through allowing children certain levels of independence, and to place emphasis on using physical objects in learning and play.
Despite all of this, they actually both are technophiles and big believers in the power of the internet and tech as a force for good. Screens aren’t always bad! Also, having met whilst working together in the digital music world, they really wanted to give their kids easy access to music and other audio content.
So they came up with the idea of a connected, screen-free audio device that kids could be fully in control of using physical smartcards. With no experience in hardware, electronics or industrial design, but liking the idea of a challenge, they got to work prototyping a basic device and started testing with their own families and friends.
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