My granddaughter Emily is interested in all things science and nature. she is outgoing yet reserved. She is fun, kind, adventurous, smart.
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Learn MoreEmily loves all animals and raised chicks at 4 years old. She is a regular with her dad and sister and brother at the little river behind their home for fishing and nature exploration. They regularly go on long nature walks, participate in turtle rehabilitation, catch and release creatures at the beach. They built a fort in the woods and she fed a deer out of her hand in her backyard. She builds blue bird house to help restore that population. She is a Girl Scout and LEGO builder.
Stegosaurus is her most favorite dinosaur but she loves all animals. She is at the Nashville Zoo on a regular basis. She loves museums and has dug for fossils at Dinosaur World. She loved the dinosaur exhibit at the Natural History Museum in NY. She loves Stegosaurus because its plates change colors with its emotions. It has awesome defensive spikes and can defend itself from predators like raptors. It has a strong beak like nose to rip plants. She is a voracious reader, dinosaur to Harry Potter
Her favorite outdoor activity is fishing, catching lightning bugs and biking. She made regionals in swimming in Chattanooga last week. She planted an oak tree in her yard and it is growing well. She grows pumpkins, raspberries, blueberries and elephant ear plants in her yard with her family. She digs for crystals and found some animal bones in the banks of the little river behind her house. She and her Pop made a bat house to help with mosquitoes in the yard. She is a fun person.
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