tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537197995327351093.post338909337774311292..comments2024-03-27T05:39:08.702-07:00Comments on Kidlit Celebrates Women's History Month: A Woman Explorer and Giant Panda MythbusterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537197995327351093.post-89537088203871312432012-03-29T08:47:22.726-07:002012-03-29T08:47:22.726-07:00Terrific post! Thanks for the links to related art...Terrific post! Thanks for the links to related articles & videos, which I plan to check out after I read the story. I'd never heard of Ruth Harkness until Melissa told me that she was illustrating this book. Hers is a fascinating tale and you've made it even more interesting w/ this post!Jen Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854097358781334519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537197995327351093.post-61719920378061098402012-03-29T06:41:58.995-07:002012-03-29T06:41:58.995-07:00What a great topic; I was only able to think of a ...What a great topic; I was only able to think of a couple of female explorers but I loved learning about the socialite who bagged a panda. I can't wait to read the book!PragmaticMomhttp://pragmaticmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537197995327351093.post-26223417778554954852012-03-28T09:46:19.127-07:002012-03-28T09:46:19.127-07:00It definitely reads as grab and snatch techniques ...It definitely reads as grab and snatch techniques to obtain the pandas. Some accounts say the panda was being raised in a village. Others said the panda was reserved for Mr. Harkness' former partner. She always denied that. Knowing she returned and tried to take two more pandas to the U.S., but only one survived adds to the sadness. When I realized she was stopped at the harbor, yet somehow managed to slip through customs, I was torn between admiration for her tenacity and regret for the Chinese people who lost their panda. Conservation and animal ethics have come far.DianeRChen Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663210580774914410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537197995327351093.post-15307027376552754612012-03-28T09:29:04.904-07:002012-03-28T09:29:04.904-07:00Thanks for a fascinating post, Diane! I remember ...Thanks for a fascinating post, Diane! I remember vividly the first time I saw a live panda at the Washington Zoo--many many years ago. At the time they were the only ones in the US. Is there anything cuter? Although it was shocking to read how Mrs. Harkness and her team "stole" a baby panda from the wild--different times, different ethics.Fourth Musketeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804167800288647132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537197995327351093.post-61880513797691207682012-03-28T04:09:32.365-07:002012-03-28T04:09:32.365-07:00I just read this book yesterday. Fascinating! Th...I just read this book yesterday. Fascinating! Thanks for joining us, Diane. Lisashelf-employedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995138115902346934noreply@blogger.com