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Ezra Idlet; Keith Grimwood; Trout Fishing in America; bass; composing; folk; guitar; how; how2kids; internet; kids; music; songs; troutmusic; How2Kids: Trout Fishing in America Part 2 -- Margaret and Evan interview the two charming musicians from Trout Fishing in America, Keith and Ezra, about how to create songs and how to work together.; Evan; Ezra Idlet; Getty; I've Got a Friend; Keith Grimwood; The Getty Center; Trout Fishing in America; guitar; how2kids; music; songs; Join Margaret from How2Kids.com as she interviews Todd McCaffrey, New York Times-bestselling science fiction author, about writing, creating characters, and the world of Pern that he shares with his mother, award-winning writer Anne McCaffrey; Margaret; Pern; Todd McCaffrey; characters; how2kids; writing; young adult fiction; Join Margaret from How2Kids.com in her continuing interview with New York Times-beselling author Todd McCaffrey on the worlds of Pern and their world of novels.; Margaret; Pern; Todd McCaffrey; author; how2kids; novels; writing; young adult; On How2Kids, join Maddie and Evan learning from Mike how to make a smiling cheesy omelette; cooking; food; how; how2kids; kids; kitchen; learning; omelet; omelette; How2Kids: How2Cook -- Maddie, Melissa, and Evan cook up a storm making delicious beef tacos with Mike; Evan; Maddie; Melissa; Mike; avocado; beef; children; cooking; creation; food; how; how2kids; kids; kitchen; learning; lettuce; taco; tacos; tomato; How2Kids: How2Crafts -- Gigi works with Margaret and Melissa to sew Blinkey, a green fuzzy handpuppet; Art; children; crafts; creation; fabric; glue gun; hot glue; how; how2kids; kids; puppets; sewing; sewing machine; How2Kids: How2Cook -- Join Evan and Melissa as they explore the Internet with Gigi and learn how and when to harvest their sunflower garden.; Gigi; URL; children; cooking; digital; food; garden; growing; harvesting; how; internet; kids; learning; sunflower; technology; web search; How2Kids: How2Music -- Join Melissa and Mike as they play the keyboard and sing while they lay down digital tracks for a recording; 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The "old guard" versus the 11 year old whippersnapper... And the first round of the challenge -- putting up an old tent; Evan; Margaret; Melissa; Mike; camping; children; skills; tent; The How2Kids.com gang visit Shawn, their local librarian, and find out how a librarian can help you with school work and find great books; California; Monrovia; shawn; assignments; books; help; homework help; librarian; Library; school work; The How2Kids.com gang visit Shawn, their local librarian, and share excitement about their favorite books; Hobbit; Library; Lord of the Rings; Monrovia; books; favorite books; shawn; So Rebecca on How2Kids.com wants to know -- why are there computers in the library? Shawn, the local librarian, helps Rebecca and Zoe figure out how to find pesky sibling books using the library system; Monrovia; rebecca; shawn; zoe; books; computers; Library; The How2Kids crew plus a bunch of their friends take over the KGEM-TV studios and learn how to make a video...about making a video...and get started here with covering the basics; video studio how2kids mike gigi camera; The How2Kids crew plus a bunch of their friends take over the KGEM-TV studios and learn how to make a video...about making a video...and learn that light is many colors...; video white balance light How2Kids KGEM Monrovia How2Video; The How2Kids crew plus a bunch of their friends take over the KGEM-TV studios and learn how to make a video...about making a video...; California; KGEM-TV; Mike; Mike Salas; camera; children; how2kids; kids; props; shooting; video; The How2Kids.com crew create a video...about making a video....and try the different roles: on camera and behind the camera; filming; how2kids; How2Video; KGEM; Mike Salas; camera; The How2Kids.com crew create a video...about making a video....and talk about doing this at home; California; Mike; Mike Salas; filming; how2kids; internet; kids; learning; technology; video; The How2Kids.com crew create a video...about making a video....and try the different roles: on camera and behind the camera; California; How2Video; KGEM-TV; Monrovia; control room; how2kids; studio; video; The How2Kids.com crew create a video...about making a video....and how you can send us your videos of How2Do Stuff!; California; how to; how2kids; How2Video; Monrovia; children; families; kids; Videos; How2Kids -- Kids Teaching Kids How To Use Technology and Other Cool Stuff http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid933092501http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=5977433