Saving the Plants

Insect enemies

Suppose you could make yourself as tiny as an insect. Then, suppose you sat on a leaf in a garden and were very still. You would probably hear a munching, crunching noise all around you. For, all…

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Mountains, Valleys, and Plains

When the earth shivers

“The mountains seemed to walk!” That is what a Chinese writer said about a terrible earthquake he saw. During the worst earthquakes, the ground shivers and shakes and rumbles. Whole sections of land…

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About Me

Sometimes ears need help

In quiet rooms I can hear the softest sounds—the tick-tock of the clock, my baby sister’s breathing while she sleeps. In noisy places I have to listen harder to hear what people say. Sometimes I…

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