"Great stuff. Top notes: 1) Please include image refs for the artists, to make sure there's no confusion about what species and how they appear. 2) feels a tad long and dense with info , so we suggest cutting the moth/butterfly detailed comparison and part of the atlas moth development cycle. 3) Instead, let's include a tiny bit about moths in general: they have fuzzy antennae" 1. Ext. garden -- summer Day I feel that we might be trying to teach too much in 90 seconds. Right now this interstitial is doing three things (1) showing diversity of types of moths (2) comparing and contrasting moths with butterflies (3) telling about the life cycle of the moth. I think kids will 'take away' more if it focuses on one idea rather then three. Elinor, Ari and Mz. Mole are walking through the flower garden. A hummingbird clearwing moth flies past Elinor, Olive and Mz. Mole and over to a bunch of flowers. There is an audible <SFX: Hum> as it passes by. Ari Whoah , what is that? Angle On - the moth hovers <SFX: Hum> over the flowers just like a hummingbird as it dips its proboscis to drink nectar. ElinOR Is that a... hummingbird? It looks like a hummingbird, but it's actually a moth! Mz. Mole No, it’s a moth. How exciting! Wow! How can you tell? It's moving so fast. Ari A moth that looks like a hummingbird? Now I’ve seen everything. I have a picture of it in this book, all about moths! Then add the clearwing to the book and give Olive a line, something like: "Oh, look at its fuzzy antenna. Now it looks like a moth." MZ. MOLE Well, that’s not the only moth people think is a bird. Just look at this... Mz. Mole takes out her storybook and opens the front cover. CLOSE ON the storybook which shows three moths side by side - a luna moth (green), a rosy maple moth (pink and yellow), and an Io moth (yellow with two large eye spots). 2. THE STORYBOOK The storybook comes to life in a popup book style of animation. The moths each flap their wings a bit so we see they’re alive. "array" is too grown up. "in lots of dazzling colors and sizes" MZ. MOLE (V.O.) Moths come in a dazzling array of colors and sizes. The page turns to reveal a moth that looks just like a brown/dead leaf on a pile of dead brown leaves. See this moth? Mz. MOLE (V.O.) See this one? Which moth, Mz Mole? I just see some leaves. Ari (V.O.) What do you mean, Mz. Mole? That’s just a pile of leaves. Suddenly, one of the “leaves” begins to flap its wings, then flies away. Elinor (V.O.) What?! That leaf was a moth! MZ. MOLE (V.O.) And how about this one? CLOSE ON a tree trunk and a yellow comet moth with long “tails” flies in and lands on the tree. are we ok with Ari taking a bite of the veh that was just pulled from the dirt and hasnt been washed? Elinor (v.O.) Ooh , pretty! Is that a butterfly? Good question. Take a closer look. MZ. MOLE (V.O.) Good question. It’s actually a moth. Let’s compare. The page turns and reveals a comparison of the comet moth and a yellow swallowtail butterfly. Have Elinor key in on the antenna, so she knows it’s a moth. Mz. MOLE (v.O.) Moths usually rest with their wings open, while butterflies usually rest with their wings closed together. The page turns and we see a close up of the swallowtail butterfly’s face which shows thin antennae. Mz. Mole’s finger tip comes into frame to point at the antennae. Cut 14-16 and the butterfly/moth comparison. Let's have the book be a bunch of moths. MZ. MOLE (v.O.) And butterflies have thin antennae... A popup style of animation replaces the swallowtail butterfly with the comet moth, so we see a close up of the comet moth’s face which has feathery antennae. Mz. Mole’s finger tip comes into frame to point at the antennae. MZ. MOLE (V.O.) While a moth’s antennae are feathery. The page turns to reveal a CLOSE UP of a cluster of atlas moth eggs (pink) on a leaf. This is fun (l16-19), but feels too long and focuses on the development instead of the big message: atlas moths are BIG. Shorten or cut the egg->moth transition and spend more time on how big they are. Mz. Mole (V.O.) It’s amazing to think these winged beauties start life in a tiny egg. One hatches and a tiny bristly pale-green caterpillar emerges and immediately begins eating the leaf as it crawls. Ari (V.O.) Look, it’s hatching! ( giggling ) Must be hungry. A flipbook style of animation, like timelapse , shows the caterpillar grow and grow until it is much bigger. MZ. MOLE (V.O.) Yes. This caterpillar will eat and grow and eat and grow until one day... The flipbook animation shows a brown cocoon in place of the caterpillar. The cocoon is hanging from a twig. MZ. MOLE (V.O.) The caterpillar wraps itself in a cocoon and begins its secret transformation to become... It hatches. An adult atlas moth climbs out of the cocoon and opens its large beautiful wings. Mz. MOLE (v.O.) A moth. This is an atlas moth. Ms. Mole’s hand comes into frame and the atlas moth climbs onto it. The moth is so large that it’s wingspan is wider than the hand. ELINOR (V.O.) Whoah , that’s huge. The moth flaps its wings and flies away. We watch it fly through the sky. Mz. MOLE (v.O.) The atlas moth is so big. People sometimes think it’s a bird. 3. EXT. FLOWER GARDEN -- SUMMER Day Back in the flower garden, Elinor, Ari and Mz. Mole watch the hummingbird moth drink from the flowers. Nice to recap, but find a way to inject some humor or joy/wonder. This feels a bit flat. Elinor Moths can be as big as birds and as pretty as butterflies. End

EWW134 INTERSTITIAL D1 23Mar20 .

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ELINOR Wonders why EWW134 interstitial: Mz. Mole - The Atlas Moth Written by ROBERT SAMS FOLLOWS: Ep . 168 A Moth Mystery CURRICULUM: Elinor, Olive and Mz. Mole take a close look at a few interesting moths of the world, including the world's largest moth - the atlas moth - a moth so big it is often mistaken for a bird! LS8 . Begin to understand that there are many different kinds of living things and how they may be the same or different FIRST DRAFT: March 23, 2020 SENOR TAPIR Kids ELINOR SALLY BEAVER Ari Mz. Mole Olive (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (vo INT EXT I/E 1 FOLLOWS: "THE AMAZING EXPANDABLE CLUBHOUSE" EXT PARK -- DAY DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK.