Did you know that every time you recall a memory or have a new thought, you are creating a new connection in your brain? Every time you learn your brain has a new connection! “Called Out” by Barbara Kingsolver, Hope for Animals and their World by Jane Goodall, “My Life as a Bat” by Margaret Atwood all show how people can learn from nature. Some might say that people can’t learn from nature because in, “My Life as a Bat” people won’t appreciate bats. However people can take away valuable lessons and learn from nature as shown in “Called Out” where humans learn about desert life and in Hope for Animals and their World people learn to sympathize with creepy animals. “Called Out” by Barbara Kingsolver shows continuously that people can learn from nature. In this text interest rates in the Sonoran desert and it’s abnormal wildflowers were increased because of a rare occurrence when they all bloomed. This event helped people learn about nature and it’s many wonders. Kingsolver explains that, “..even couch potatoes could not …show more content…
When teaching children about the American burying beetle Lou, another scientist, noticed that, “...although they may elicit fear and horror, hold a real fascination for them” (Goodall 65). Even if people are scared or grossed out, most of the time they are still curious. The more children learn about the beetle the more they appreciate and understand them. People can also learn about different animals and their parenting styles by observing nature. Goodall does a fabulous job of explaining beetle parenting and life cycles. After the beetle lays the eggs, “...both the parents wait for the eggs to hatch” (Goodall 64). Other species parent together, just like humans. If people pay attention to nature they can see that other animals are similar to our species. By learning from nature people can connect to