One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution

One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and EvolutionNatural selection and speciation are all but ignored in children's nonfiction. To help address this glaring deficiency, award winning children's science writer Sneed Collard traveled to the Galapagos Islands to see for himself, where Charles Darwin saw, how new species form. The result is this fascinating story of two species of iguana, one land based and one marine, both of which developed from a single ancestor that reached the islands millions of

Natural selection and speciation are all but ignored in children's nonfiction. To help address this glaring deficiency, award-winning children's science writer Sneed Collard traveled to the Galapagos Islands to see for himself, where Charles Darwin saw, how new species form. The result is this fascinating story of two species of iguana, one land-based and one marine, both of which developed from a single ancestor that reached the islands millions of years ago. The animals evolved in different directions while living within sight of one another. How is that possible?

Collard uses the iguanas to explore Charles Darwin's great discovery.

F&P Level V

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Published: 12/04/2018
ISBN: 9780884486497
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.10w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2018 pg. 180
Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 44
School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 199335 / One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5