EP 111Ages 4-10
Excusia and the Scarred Jaguar of Manu National Park
A screen-free audio story about Excusia, a Goop who makes excuses. Set in Peru.
Play the story · 36:15
Read by Maria Calanchini
Also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
The story
Excusia has an excuse for everything, and she sings her way out of every chore. When Claimer catches her playing while everyone else gets her tea party ready, a tiny tornado whisks her away mid-excuse.
She lands in the steamy rainforest of Manu National Park in Peru, where a camouflaged bat named Foxy warns her about giant snakes and a scarred jaguar on the prowl.
The real place: Manu National Park
Three things to tell your kid after the story.
- 1Manu National Park in Peru stretches from the Andes mountains down into the Amazon rainforest and has an amazing number of plants and animals.
- 2Jaguars are the biggest cats in the Americas, and unlike most cats, they are strong swimmers.
- 3Bright macaws gather on muddy riverbanks in Manu to nibble clay.
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