Jude, 7, lives for the outdoors—exploring woods, building forts, tying knots, and learning bushcraft. Nature is his greatest classroom.
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Receive Text UpdatesI love nature because I like learning about animals and how they live. I think it’s really fun to explore outside and see new things. I also like watching how things grow, like plants and trees. Nature makes me happy because there is always something new to do.
My favorite animal is a Komodo dragon because it’s a giant lizard that can lay eggs, which I think is really amazing. It is also venomous, which makes it a very powerful hunter. I think it’s so cool how it can bite its prey and then patiently wait for it to get weak before it eats. That makes it really smart and interesting to me.
My favorite outdoor activity is playing in my backyard creek because I love looking for salamanders and finding crystals. It feels like a real adventure every time I go, and I never know what I’m going to discover. Being outside and exploring makes me really happy.
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