Question

Newsela Choose a problem (and solutions) described in the text. Explain what the problem is and why it matters, using examples, facts, and details from the text. If possible, describe any solutions proposed in the text. Story books radio connects kids isolated in far flung alaska

Answer 1

Problem: Inability of kids to go to libraries due to restrictions on movement during the pandemic of 2020

Solution: Story-telling through radio broadcasts for isolated children in far-flung Alaska

Step-by-step explanation:

In this article by Rachel D'Oro, she explained that due to the restrictions in movement during the pandemic that affected the whole world in 2020, children were unable to go to the libraries. An example is 4-year-old Polley Fraley who lives in far-flung Alaska. She tunes in on Thursdays to listen as Librarian Claudia Haines from radio station KBBI reads stories. Since the children could not go to the libraries, the libraries came to them through the radio stations to solve the problem.

The article also explained that there is poor internet connectivity in this region thus the need for this channel. Other radio stations helped out in their own ways during the lockdown.