![]() ![]() ![]() For example, did you know that Mangos and Cashews are of the same family, and that they are of the same order as Maples and Citrus? And check out the markings on the Blue-Ringed Octopus!Įven though I did not read every word (who could?!) I did spend a full moment, at least, on every page, and so I am counting it as 'read.' ![]() For example, I learned from this that pandas are, after all, sufficiently akin to black, brown, and polar bears to be called 'panda bears.' (Of course, the incorrectness of 'koala bears' stands.) Too often scientific information has been presented as established fact this book reminds the reader that scientists are constantly working towards better understandings. I really appreciate the 'debate' boxes that emphasize the concept of 'science as a verb,' so to speak. Also, the blurbs are random: some mention only color, some only habitat, some only prevalence, etc. Books like Actual Size are necessary, for example, because even though a size note is given for each critter, adjacent examples are not at all to scale. ![]() It definitely does not stand alone, however, as each entry is so very brief. Children and autodidacts (like me) can readily zoom in on the notes about the most interesting-looking samples, discover that there's not enough information there, and then go to the internet to learn more. The page-by-page organization reveals so much about our world that bouncing around on the Web would not. Even in this day of internet-(almost) everywhere, books like this are valuable. ![]()
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