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I am a biologist turned high school science and marine studies teacher. Born in Oregon, I developed a life-long love of nature and wildlife. I now live on a large property in the Australian Bush, which is a wildlife refuge for such animals as platypus, koalas, wallabies, kangaroos, possums and a large number of other mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates.

I am also involved in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation which has generated a lot of stories. I write for the love of it but also to help educate children about our wonderful wildlife so they will want to protect it. I have self published several small books including: Walpajirri, The Legend of the Easter Bilby, FleaStory, and the Australian Bush Colouring Book.

I am now the steward of the Zoology Channel. I hope to help make this channel a veritable goldmine of zoological information with the help of many other great Helium writers.

My passion is ...

everything living

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

they would always love me

My childhood ambition ...

writer/artist/biologist/vet/doctor

My favorite memory ...

skydiving, bungee jumping, giving birth, releasing an eagle back into the wild....

Why I write ...

Because we are a story telling species

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Whio Saving the New Zealand Blue Duck by David Young

My first job ...

volunteer work in hospitals

My best moment ...

diving out of an airplane? maybe, too many choices there

My inspiration ...

Life

Education > Homework & Testing Tips to encourage your child to learn foreign languages

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Children are much better at learning languages than adults because in the early years of life, languages are absorbed like water into a sponge.  Once puberty is reached, our brains change and we have to memorise a new language and that is a much harder process.  Therefore if you wish to help your children learn a foreign language, then start when they are young.  Learning a language cannot be done in a vacuum.  If you just set the material in front of the child, he probably won't make the effort.  But if you speak the language and use it on a daily basis,...

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