julia's ravine adventure
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A children's book aiming to teach children about the importance of ravine ecosystems, and what they can do to help preserve them. The story follows a young girl and her journey in learning about a ravine in her backyard.TRANSCRIPT
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Julia'sRavineAdventure
IllustratedbyArielleKimbarovsky
WrittenbyJennaCohen
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Forourenvironmentalscienceteacher,ChristineHill.
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Oneclean,crispwinterafternooninHighlandPark,Illinois,Julialookedoutherwindowtofindabackyardfullofsnowcoveredtreesandasparklinggroundthatgentlyrolledintotheravine.
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Curiosityhit!“What’sallthewaydownthere?”Juliaaskedherself.Sheaskedherdadifshecouldgooutsideandplay.Withayes,shewentofftogogetready!
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Allsuitedupinsnowpants,abigpuffycoat,snowboots,gloves,ahatandascarf,Juliawasreadytoexplore.Withastrongpullonthedoor,ahugegustofwindmetJulia’sface.
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Thecoldairfilledherlungsasshetookherfirststepsintothesnow.Sinkingdeeperwitheachstepintothesnow,itbecameharderforJuliatowalk.Suddenly,anideapoppedintoherhead...“I’lltakemysleddowntotheravine!”
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Juliaheadedbacktoherporchtogetherfrozensledtocontinueherjourneydowntotheravine.Carefullygettingintotherightpositiononhersled,sheusedherhandstogetallthewaytotheedgeoftheravine.
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JustasJuliawasabouttopushherselfdowntheside,sparklesstartedtofallfromthetreesaboveher.Juliaturnedaroundtofindafairy!
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“HelloJulia,I’mRacheltheRavineFairyandI’mheretoteachyouhowtokeeptheravinessafe!”Juliawasconfused.“WhydoIneedtokeeptheravinessafe?There’snothingdownthere!”saidJulia.
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Rachelquicklyreplied,“TheravinesareaveryimportantecosysteminHighlandPark,andtheyareindangerbecausepeopledon’tknowhowtotakecareofthem.Theravinesarehometoallkindsoffish,likerainbowtrout,andmanytypesoftreesandplants,likeSugarMaplesandBeechtrees.DidyouknowthattheravinesalsoleadtoLakeMichigan?That’swherewegetourdrinkingwater.”
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Juliawasinterested,shehadneverthoughtaboutwildlifeintheravines.Infact,shehadn’treallyeverthoughtortalkedabouttheravinesatall-eventhoughshelivedonone.
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“Wedrinklakewater?”JuliaaskedRachel.“Yes,butitgetscleanedthroughawaterfiltrationsystem,soit’ssafeenoughtodrink!Keepingtheravinescleanandsafehelpskeeptheecosystemaliveandprovideabetterenvironmentforeveryonetolivein.”explainedRacheltheRavineFairy.
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“SohowdoIkeeptheravinesafe?Idon’twanttohurttheplantsandanimalsthatcalltheravinehome!”saidJulia.“Tostart,don’tsleddowntheravine,itcausesthesoiltofalldownandcoverthewaterintheravinethatthefishlivein,whichiscallederosion.Italsohurtstheplantsandtheirroots,whichareimportanttotheanimalsandinsectsthatfeedoffofthem.”Rachelreplied.
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“GoodthingIdidn’tpushoffyet!”,saidJulia,“Butyousaidourravinesareindanger,sotherehastobesomethingelsethatIcandotohelp!”.“Thereis!”saidRachel.“Rememberthatanytimeyouthrowgarbageorpourliquidsintotheravine,younotonlyhurttheplantsandanimals,butyoumakeitharderforourcitytocleanthedrinkingwater.Andnobodywantstodrinkdirtywater!”
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Julianodded,listeningcarefullytoRachelasshecontinuedtotalktoherabouttheravines.“Whenyouexploretheravineswithyourfriends,youshouldstayonthepathtoavoiderosion,andtrynottodisturbtheplantsandanimals.Justletitbeifit’sanaturalpartoftheravine."
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“Icandothat!”saidJulia.“IcaneventellmyfriendsandfamilyaboutwhatI’mlearning,maybewecandosomemoreresearchontheravines!”Rachelsmiled.“That’swonderful,Julia!LotsofkidsinHighlandParklearnabouttheravinesatschool,andthegoalisforeverystudentandadulttoknowhowtokeeptheravinessafe.”
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“Ilearnedmylessontoday.Thankyouforstoppingmefromhurtingthebeautifulravine,Rachel!”Juliareplied.Rachelsmiled,andjustlikethat,wasgoneagain.Juliawavedtothesky,pickeduphersled,andranbacktoherhousetotellherdadallaboutherafternoonadventure.
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Ecosystem-allliving(plants&animals)andnonliving(climate,weather,atmosphere,sun,soil)thingsinaspecificarea
Erosion-whenwaterand/orwindbreakdownrockorsoil
Ravine-adeep,narrowvalleywithsteepsides,oftenformedbyrunningwaterstreams/gulleys
WaterFiltrationSystem-asystemoffiltersandmachinesthatremovesdirt,chemicals,andothercontaminantsfromwaterusedfordrinking
Glossary
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