Shell, beak, tusk : shared traits and the wonders of adaptation / by Bridget Heos.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]Copyright date: © 2017Description: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780544811669
- 0544811666
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 576.8 H528 | Available | 33111008607612 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
We think of evolution as a tree with branches that make clear, linear sense--with one animal and its traits clearly derived from one that came before it genetically. But what about animals who share key traits but aren't on the same family tree? This is called convergent evolution, and it's the big idea that Bridget Heos tackles in a kid-friendly way in Shell, Beak, Tusk.
From mammals to reptiles, and everything in between, Heos manages to make some intriguing comparisons--and bring to life theories of evolution and convergentevolution in bite-sized, easily digested chunks of fun facts, illustrated with full-color photography throughout.
Ages 6-9.
K to grade 3.
Introduces how evolution provides common traits for different animals, and the unique ways in which each uses them, from the shelled snail and turtle to the billed duck and platypus.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-30) and index.