Tag Archives: extinction

Change?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by readingmater

When my youngest child was born, there was no internet. When I was born, hardly anyone we knew had a car. When my mother was born, people were cooking on solid fuel black-leaded ranges. My little grandchildren cannot imagine not … Continue reading →

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Hope for the Animals and their World: Jane Goodall

Posted on September 4, 2012 by readingmater

Extinct. Dead as a dodo. Gone like the dinosaurs. My grandson, with his four year old’s acceptance of pseudo- science, and having watched “Jurassic Park” many times, tells me that we can make new dinosaurs because a mosquito can bite … Continue reading →

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