This Week On MNN

In this installment of This Week on MNN our producers invite educators and authors of children’s books to discuss their work.  

In this special episode of Gotta Run with Will, host Will Sanchez introduces viewers to writer, activist and scholar Professor Simran Singh.  Join them as they discuss Professor Singh’s books The Coyote Family Stays Home, a book to help children understand quarantine and Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon. 

Empowering Women Everywhere is a show that  highlights organizations that serve the community. In this episode you will meet Dainielle Lowe, a teacher and the Chairman of Baby Step Inc, a non profit organization that promotes early childhood literacy and education. 

Guru Enlightenment’s the Unknown has written many children's books throughout the years. In this episode Guru discusses The Cat and the Dog, a book that teaches children how to face their fears, The Apple and the Worm, about a boy who is learning the value of helping others and The Beauty Within the Tree, about a centuries old tree that has a lot to teach.  

The Dr. Selma B. Show is dedicated to making schools a place of purpose, passion and innovation. With that in mind Dr Selma B works with schools to end the achievement gap in mathematics. In this episode Dr. Selma B discusses math as a language and speaks directly to parents that may be intimidated by the word mathematics. You don’t want to miss this episode! 

You can see these MNN programs beginning Sunday, January 31 at 1pm and again on Wednesday, February 3 at 7pm on MNN HD (Spectrum 1993).