Animal Planet, a multimedia unit of Discovery Communications, is the world's only entertainment brand that immerses viewers in the full range of life in the animal kingdom with rich, deep content via multiple platforms and offers animal lovers and pet owners access to a centralized online, television, and mobile community for immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment, information, and enrichment. Animal Planet consists of the Animal Planet television network, available in more than 92 million homes in the US; online assets: www. Animalplanet.com, the ultimate online destination for all things animal; Animal Planet L!VE, the go-to digital destination for round-the-clock, unfiltered access to the animal kingdom; and other media platforms including a robust Video-on-Demand (VOD) service and merchandizing extensions.
Charles Ghigna, also known as Father Goose, is an award-winning poet, children's author, speaker, and nationally syndicated feature writer. He is the author of more than 5,000 poems and 100 books. His books have been featured on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," PBS, and NPR. Ghigna's poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, Highlights, and Cricket, and has been widely anthologized.