AmaZing Animals
Viewing comments for Chapter 21 "Amazing Animals - U"The A-Z of animals and facts
43 total reviews
Comment from l.raven
Hi Sandra, sorry to be late...but I was on the road...
I am now in Texas...my life was getting boring..so I thought I would come for the hurricanes...Laura is the worst looking one...
tell Graham his Urchins are so cute...made me smile...
you could have used unicorns...but I guess you would have really had to do some research for the picture...LOL...
you did a great job my amazing friend...but they are rather creepy guys...your descriptions are awesome...
very well written beautiful you...love you in bunches...Linda xxoo
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2020
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Hi Sandra, sorry to be late...but I was on the road...
I am now in Texas...my life was getting boring..so I thought I would come for the hurricanes...Laura is the worst looking one...
tell Graham his Urchins are so cute...made me smile...
you could have used unicorns...but I guess you would have really had to do some research for the picture...LOL...
you did a great job my amazing friend...but they are rather creepy guys...your descriptions are awesome...
very well written beautiful you...love you in bunches...Linda xxoo
Comment Written 26-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 26-Aug-2020
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You're near Hurricane Laura? Oh, my word, Linda, you do have such fun! I do hope it doesn't come near you. It looks like America is having a real rough time again, what with California and the fires. I'm worried about my Californian Vultures! (read next letter) Are you staying there for a while? I get lost when I read where you are at any given time. LOL, so it would never do for me to try driving over to see you, I'd get to you the day after you'd left for another state! Lol.
Thank you, darling lady for this lovely review and all the stars. I've been busy trying to finish the alphabet and put it to bed. I have four left to do. Then, I intent to go back to fiction, researching true facts is such hard work!!
Please let me know that you and your family are okay and haven't been hit by your hurricane. That is one kind of excitement I can do without. :)) Are you staying long in Texas, or are you heading off again somewhere else? You really are a brave lady, my friend. Stay safe, my friend, I do worry about you. Love you in bouquets! :)) Big warm hugs! :)) Sandra xxxx
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I'll email you...LOL...and you amazing girl are sooooo welcome...always and forever...and I don't get washed out to sea...LOL..maybe I'll see my little spider family...smiling big back at you with tons of love...Linda xxoo and you stay safe too...
Comment from rspoet
Hello Sandra.
You did a great job with U. I especially like the line "some don't have brains."
Reminds me of a certain political figure. Who would have thought that the "D" was descended from a sea urchin.
Poor Aristotle, after all his great thoughts, he's now remembered as the mouth of a sea urchin. Life just isn't fair.
Your notes and pictures are wonderful. One suggestion:
"What I did discover was they live in all our oceans in depths of 5,000 metres in our oceans." You don't need the second "in our oceans."
It seems the tentacles of climate changes are everywhere.
Excellent art work (though it does look a bit like a pin cushion) and poem.
Well done
Robert
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2020
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Hello Sandra.
You did a great job with U. I especially like the line "some don't have brains."
Reminds me of a certain political figure. Who would have thought that the "D" was descended from a sea urchin.
Poor Aristotle, after all his great thoughts, he's now remembered as the mouth of a sea urchin. Life just isn't fair.
Your notes and pictures are wonderful. One suggestion:
"What I did discover was they live in all our oceans in depths of 5,000 metres in our oceans." You don't need the second "in our oceans."
It seems the tentacles of climate changes are everywhere.
Excellent art work (though it does look a bit like a pin cushion) and poem.
Well done
Robert
Comment Written 23-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2020
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Thank you so very much for the six stars, Robert, and for finding that extra mention of the ocean. I'm sure Pam must have pointed it out, but I still missed it.
I had to laugh about poor Aristotle, at least he's mentioned more often than he would have been if his name hadn't been attributed to the mouth of the urchin! Lol. Thank you for this fun review, my friend, and I am not going to tell Graham his urchin looks like a pin cushion! That is so funny! Warm hugs. Sandra xxx
Comment from Dawn Munro
Oh Sandra, HOW I want this book! You must let me know the minute it is available for purchase!!!
I've stepped on this sea creature more than once (in Jamaica), and OUCH! But I had no idea they were a threat in California... :( And that sea stars are dying off doesn't surprise me, as our oceans are in dire need -- humankind NEEDS to get its act together!!!
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2020
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Oh Sandra, HOW I want this book! You must let me know the minute it is available for purchase!!!
I've stepped on this sea creature more than once (in Jamaica), and OUCH! But I had no idea they were a threat in California... :( And that sea stars are dying off doesn't surprise me, as our oceans are in dire need -- humankind NEEDS to get its act together!!!
Comment Written 22-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2020
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Aw, thank you so very much, Dawn, for the six stars and the fabulous review! It's nearly finished, V goes on later and then just four left to do. You're not the only one to have stood on an urchin, one reviewer told me she fell in the shallow water and landed on a bed of them, and she had loads of spines in her stomach! She was quite poorly for a few days. I've decided the sea isn't for me anymore! What with Jaws, and urchins..... Thank you again, my dear friend, have a lovely day! :)) Sandra xxx
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My distinct pleasure, my friend!
Comment from Iza Deleanu
Oh, yeah I remember my unfortunate encounter with a sea urchin in Greece when I felt and my tommy landed straight into a "sea" of them. Thank you for sharing and good luck with the next chapter.
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2020
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Oh, yeah I remember my unfortunate encounter with a sea urchin in Greece when I felt and my tommy landed straight into a "sea" of them. Thank you for sharing and good luck with the next chapter.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2020
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OH!! I bet that hurt! I've never been near one, as far as I know, but some on here have told me about their painful experience of standing on one, to fall on loads of them, that must have been agony!
Thank you for reading my letter U, and for sharing your awful experience, my friend, even though it must have been a painful memory. :)) Sandra. xxx (did you mean to give me a four? It's not a problem, but you don't mention anything wrong.) Have a lovely day!
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Oh no my finger slept
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LOL,that's alright, I've done that more than a couple of hundred times! LOL. I just really wanted to know if that was the case with you, because your review said differently, it was lovely. xxxx
Comment from Wabigoon
Sandra--
Sorry, out of sixes. This deserves it for your persistence and thoroughness. Maybe more about sea urchins than kids need to know but not me. I have used them in poems about the Maine Coast. Glad to have your knowledge to add to what I know.
Thanks
Wabigoon/Jeff
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2020
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Sandra--
Sorry, out of sixes. This deserves it for your persistence and thoroughness. Maybe more about sea urchins than kids need to know but not me. I have used them in poems about the Maine Coast. Glad to have your knowledge to add to what I know.
Thanks
Wabigoon/Jeff
Comment Written 20-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2020
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What a lovely review, Jeff, thank you so very much. I was surprised at how much there is to learn about them, and really didn't know where to stop! I'm so pleased you enjoyed reading this, and I'm glad I've been able to add to your already extensive knowledge of them. Your kind review is more than a six to me, my friend. Thank you again, and have a lovely day. :)) Sandra xx
Comment from Jacob David Collins
It's amazing that even though they don't have brains, they can still sense things that come close to them. Another well presented piece, Sandra, I'm afraid I've fallen behind on a few of your chapters but I'm glad I read this one. I enjoyed reading it!
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2020
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It's amazing that even though they don't have brains, they can still sense things that come close to them. Another well presented piece, Sandra, I'm afraid I've fallen behind on a few of your chapters but I'm glad I read this one. I enjoyed reading it!
Comment Written 20-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 21-Aug-2020
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I agree, I wish I was as clever. Thank you for another lovely review, Jacob, I really appreciate your continued support. Have a lovely day, and stay safe. :)) Sandra xx
Comment from Margaret Bednar
They really are fascinating - I'd love to see how an otter opens it up to eat it as those spines seem very sharp. Their underside, their mouth - is actually a bit frightening!
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2020
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They really are fascinating - I'd love to see how an otter opens it up to eat it as those spines seem very sharp. Their underside, their mouth - is actually a bit frightening!
Comment Written 19-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2020
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They are sharp, and I wouldn't like to have one of those spines in my mouth. Actually, I wouldn't want to eat one at all! Thank you for reading letter U, Margaret, I'm so pleased you found them interesting. Warm hugs, my friend. :) Sandra xx
Comment from Y. M. Roger
What a very long-lived creature -- i had no idea! ;) Those stars in CA, did they ever discover the real cause? Remember some talk of an extra warm El Nino (La Nina?) that affected the sea temp near the coast and on the reefs, but didn't know if it was ever resolved... aaaanyway, that's neither here nor there for your awesome offering for 'U', my lady! ;) They really are some WIDE variety of colors and shapes... oh, and they hurt for like forever (to quote a younger me) when stepped on - lol!! ;) Great one, Sandra -- only FIVE more!! ;) Thanx for sharing! ;) Yvette
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2020
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What a very long-lived creature -- i had no idea! ;) Those stars in CA, did they ever discover the real cause? Remember some talk of an extra warm El Nino (La Nina?) that affected the sea temp near the coast and on the reefs, but didn't know if it was ever resolved... aaaanyway, that's neither here nor there for your awesome offering for 'U', my lady! ;) They really are some WIDE variety of colors and shapes... oh, and they hurt for like forever (to quote a younger me) when stepped on - lol!! ;) Great one, Sandra -- only FIVE more!! ;) Thanx for sharing! ;) Yvette
Comment Written 19-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2020
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If anyone did find out what disease it was that killed so many sea stars, I couldn't find it in any of my research. But it was that, and an El Niņo, that caused over 90% of the sea stars to melt. That happened in 2016 and many other sea life starved to death. I remember one year when we were living in Spain, the temperature soared to 45 degs and killed many of our pond fish because it sucked the air out of the water. We managed to save a few once we saw what was happening. If this global warming keeps up we could end up losing a lot more in our oceans.
Thank you so much for reading this one, my friend. I'm glad you enjoyed it. How the house sorting going? :)) Sandra xxx
Comment from alexisleech
I confess that this has been my least entertaining of your abc of animals, but only because Urchins don't have a brain or eyes! That said, they are really interesting, and I am yet again in awe of your research and information. I do hope Eric appreciates how much research you have done, and appreciates your (and Graham's efforts) to make this as interesting and well illustrated as you have. Well done!
Alexis xxx
reply by the author on 19-Aug-2020
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I confess that this has been my least entertaining of your abc of animals, but only because Urchins don't have a brain or eyes! That said, they are really interesting, and I am yet again in awe of your research and information. I do hope Eric appreciates how much research you have done, and appreciates your (and Graham's efforts) to make this as interesting and well illustrated as you have. Well done!
Alexis xxx
Comment Written 19-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 19-Aug-2020
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Thank you so much, Alexis, for all those shiny stars, and the lovely review. I know what you mean by not being entertaining, but I'm glad you found it an interesting read. Sending you a big, warm hug, my friend. :)) Sandra xxx
Comment from Steven Hicks
Sandra, I reviewed your "T" chapter and thought it was great. However, your "u" chapter I think is even a bit better. I don't know how that is possible but you did it. The things you pulled into this chapter were great. Learning level was high enough for older children, but colorful enough for the very young. Great job.
reply by the author on 19-Aug-2020
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Sandra, I reviewed your "T" chapter and thought it was great. However, your "u" chapter I think is even a bit better. I don't know how that is possible but you did it. The things you pulled into this chapter were great. Learning level was high enough for older children, but colorful enough for the very young. Great job.
Comment Written 19-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 19-Aug-2020
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Aw, thank you, Steven, I'm so pleased you enjoyed this one too. I'm trying to make in interesting for most age groups, so your encouraging review and put a big smile on my face. Thank you so much! :)) Sandra xx