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Reading to children
Quicksilver, who is 4 years-old, has taken quite an interest in my new book on snaring.
She pointed at the porcupine and said "Pokey-pine" which was close enough for government work.
Then I pointed at the animal on the opposite page and asked "What about that one?"
She replied "Pokey-pine" with great confidence.
"No that is not correct. Try again" I said.
"Pokey-pine" she repeated.
I decided to give her a clue. "What does you mom say when you are riding in the car with her and then it starts to stink inside?"
"Who tooted?" Quicksilver replied.
That cracked me up. It was not the answer I was fishing for.
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| In the interest of science, we made a practice snare from the wire used to hang pictures. I then demonstrated how it worked by pretending my fist and wrist were an animal's head-and-neck. |
Based on Quicksilver's interest in snaring, I second Mrs ERJ's information.
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"Mrs ERJ informs me that kids crave learning real skills. They can tell the difference between "toys" and "real", "play" and "practical"."
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting thought, ERJ. I would argue in a lot of ways our society is much more oriented to "toys" and "play" for adults.
According to the internet, which is sometimes accurate, childless adults are spending more money on toys than adults with children.
DeleteFrom what I've seen Disneyland (and probably Disneyworld) guests are mostly adults even though the parks are ostensibly marketed to children.
DeleteIt is all about disposable income, families with small children can't afford the steep entry fees or prices inside.
Armorer was giving me the nickel tour and dropped a box of grenade fuzes after showing me some close-up color pictures. I about "tooted". He was quite amused.
ReplyDeleteAlso, my three year old knew lepidoptera are "flutter-bys".
The only trapping I've ever done is live traps, but from my readings, I know that you've got to be careful on state regulations regarding snares. Based on my absolute minimum research, there are 13 states for which snaring is completely banned (Michigan being one of those). Some states allow water snaring only - primarily for dealing with nuisance/damaging animals (muskrat, beaver).
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