| This book looked awesome. I especially liked the archaeopteryx going after the dragonfly picture on the front, and I thought the topic was extremely interesting. I had tonnes of fun reading this book, and could not put it down once I started reading.
The “frequently asked questions” was one of my favorite features. I learned that blue eyes are a mutation, which is not usually found in animals since they have no real purpose or advantage, and that mutations can be helpful or harmless, while others can be harmful.
The pictures that I especially liked, aside from archaeopteryx eating the dragonfly, were the Galapagos Islands’ finch beak and the ichthyosaur swimming in the ocean. The population puzzle page, with a pyramid shape, was the least helpful because there were way too many rabbits on that page.
In this amazing book, the only thing I would change is the language level. It’s too basic. I already knew all the words in the glossary.
Out of a score of 10, I would give this book an 8. To describe this book in one word, I would describe it as awe-inspiring. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in fossils, dinosaurs, ancient life forms, and how life has changed through time. This was a remarkable book with many fun-filled pages with extensive and wonderful information.
(Originally
published in the September/October 2010 issue of YES Mag.)
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