![]() ![]() "All of us," she states in the first sentence of the book, "are part of an old, old family," going back to Earth's beginnings. Peters's simple text uses the "we/us" format to place Homo sapiens in the "family" of life at its very beginnings. So, accomplishing a reasonable explanation of a scientific concept and its progress through millennia is worthy of note. For another, the idea of slow, evolutionary change still seems somehow equal to a magician's trick. For one thing, young children have little concept of time-a million years might be the span between birthdays. It is controversial to some for religious reasons for others, it is a challenging concept to present to a young audience without losing scientific veracity. Ernst Mayr Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, Harvard University, Kindergarten-Grade 3-Evolution is a ticklish topic. How lucky our children are to have this beautiful and moving guide from which to learn!" -Dr. If we do not understand evolution, we will never understand our world. Ernst Mayr Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, Harvard University -, "Evolution is what has created the living world and what keeps it going. ![]() "Evolution is what has created the living world and what keeps it going. ![]()
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