Read the excerpt from “the girl who silenced the world for five minutes.” in my life, i have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles, and rain forests full of birds and butterflies, but now i wonder if they will even exist for my children to see. did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age? why does suzuki ask the question in the excerpt? to encourage listeners to explore rain forests and jungles to challenge listeners to think about animals and extinction to get listeners to connect with how animals feel to persuade listeners to follow their childhood dreams