Keywords
Outstanding, Preschool, Primary, Bridget Heos, Convergence, Evolution, Adaptation, Animals, Traits
Document Type
Book Review
Abstract
In a world of predators and prey, animals have adapted to survive. Animals have specific traits to help them eat, while other traits protect them from being eaten. This vivid picture book explores convergent evolution where similar traits are seen in unrelated animals. Each informative page compares animals from different environments who share a helpful trait such as spines, shells, or tall ears. Animals use these survival traits in parallel ways even though they are distinct species. When a trait works, it works in multiple circumstances!
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Wheeler, Maryn
(2018)
"Shell, Beak, Tusk: Shared Traits and the Wonders of Adaptation,"
Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 39:
Iss.
10, Article 58.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol39/iss10/58