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Phil Gates

Autor(a) de Evolve or Die

19 Works 692 Membros 3 Reviews

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
UK
Locais de residência
Durham, UK
Educação
University of Durham (PhD)
Ocupação
Biology Lecturer at the University of Durham

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Whether kids are interested in animals, or in machines & contraptions, they'll get a kick out of exploring how dandelions are like parachutes, and how there are fish in Antarctica with anti-freeze in their blood, etc. *Lots* of examples, clearly but concisely described. I learned stuff, too - for example I had never before noted the convergent evolution of the scales of the pine cone and the pangolin.

The only quibble I have is that the book has so much information, all of which is fascinating, that the pages are a little cluttered with pictures and captions and paragraphs. A child should own this and spend time with it. It would also be good in a classroom for the kids who never remember their own books for Silent Reading - they can nibble at this all term.… (mais)
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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 1 outra resenha | Jun 6, 2016 |
 
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lcslibrarian | 1 outra resenha | Aug 13, 2020 |
GR: NR
GL: 4.8
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Lexile: 950L
 
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Infinityand1 | Aug 3, 2016 |

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Obras
19
Membros
692
Popularidade
#36,565
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
3
ISBNs
44
Idiomas
7

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