Apple Magazine - USA - Issue 444 (2020-05-01)

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All it takes is a few words from a storybook to
connect kids over the crackle of an AM radio
station. It’s not 1950s entertainment, but a
nostalgic way children in even the most remote
Alaska communities — many with unreliable
internet — can overcome further isolation
brought on by the coronavirus.
The public library in the small town of Homer
got creative when it had to close during the
pandemic, partnering with a radio station to
bring a popular story hour to preschoolers
stuck at home.

STORYBOOKS, RADIO CONNECT KIDS ISOLATED IN FAR-FLUNG ALASKA
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