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Shell, Beak, Tusk: Shared Traits and the Wonders of Adaptation
By HEOS, Bridget
- ISBN
- 9780544811669
- Publisher
- HMH
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2017 | Elementary
Gr 1–4—Evolution encourages the development of traits that help animals to eat and avoid being eaten. Convergent evolution is the development of the same traits by different species, often located geographically far apart, in order to survive in their specific environment. On facing pages, animals with beaks, shells, or tusks are paired with others that have exhibited similar adaptat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
This book introduces convergent evolution, in which unrelated species develop similar survival traits. Double-page spreads feature two animal...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
