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Janis Roskelley's avatar

Lovely poetry, Anne. It was fun to hear you read them!

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Anne Thomas's avatar

Yay!

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Anne Thomas's avatar

Aww thanks Kathleen, and I salute you in your perseverance to combat plant blindness! Other stuff is cool too but plants are definitely underrated!

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Janelle Martin's avatar

These are beautiful, Anne! Even jaw-dropping (at least that's the effect they had on me). The pictures bring the words to life. And the phylogeny is absolutely amazing! What a perfect way to acknowledge Earth Day. Thank you for sharing these!

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Kathleen Russler's avatar

Such lovely poetry Anne! And I do so love that these poems are all about plants!

I homeschool my gang of 9 and I have so far only been successful in getting 1 of them to choose to write about plants. Everyone always chooses animals or history. Perhaps if there were more kid-friendly websites describing all the amazing qualities of plant species, then plants could get on the list.

You have inspired me to make plant species a more beloved and interesting subject.

Happy Earth Day Anne!

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