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kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
5.0
This is an excellent children's book about evolution. Charlie is related to Charles Darwin, and he has to explain to his class how Kiwi birds came to be. It's a neat story.
amdame1's review
3.0
Charlie has to write a report for school about a bird. He doesn't know what bird to choose; he wants to do something different than everyone else. He decides to do his report on the kiwi. When he stood up in front of class, they asked him all sorts of questions about how a kiwi could be a bird when it didn't have wings and couldn't fly. He went home to do more research. Incredibly, he ends up traveling in a time machine where he meets his great(5)-grandfather, a bird expert. Together they explore the evolutionary adaptations that made the kiwi the creature that it is today.
An engaging look at the theory of evolution and how life forms are forced to adapt.
An engaging look at the theory of evolution and how life forms are forced to adapt.
beecheralyson's review
This book focuses on the evolution of birds - the kiwi specifically. The text was interesting.
satyridae's review
4.0
I liked this book, with its modern sensibilities (breezy drawings, amusing geezer interjections) and though it's obviously a book with a message, it's also a fun and interesting one. I'm not sure where it's aimed, but I'd say K-3 is the right audience. Owen would have loved this book with his whole heart, especially when they time travel to the age of the dinosaurs. 3.5, but it will never replace my favorite evolution book of all, Virginia Lee Burton's magnificent [b:Life Story|2269273|Life Story|Virginia Lee Burton|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266686817s/2269273.jpg|31271].
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