Charlie and Kiwi: An Evolutionary Adventure

An easy to understand scientific adventure with Charlie and Kiwi who take you on a journey through time and through a huge scientific principle. The story of evolution!

To Charlie's classmates, it seems like the kiwi bird got a raw deal: It barely has wings at all, so it can't fly, and its long whiskers are more like a cat's. How can such an unlucky bird even survive in the wild? But Charlie thinks the kiwi is cool, and with the help of his great-great-great-great-great-grandpa Charles Darwin, he travels back in time to learn how the kiwi evolved from a dinosaur-like creature to its present-day wingless state. Learning that "little changes in each generation can add up to BIG changes," Charlie begins to understand that the kiwi bird's flightless ways and catlike whiskers might be a bit odd, but they are exactly what has helped the species survive over thousands of years!

Based on an exhibit from the New York Hall of Science that is currently touring the country, this Darwinian adventure through time explains the hugely important principle of evolution in an accessible, kid-friendly style.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/28/2011
ISBN: 9781442421127
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 10.26h x 10.33w x 0.45d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/18/2011
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2011
Booklist 06/01/2011 pg. 93
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2011 pg. 68
School Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 60
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 429 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 145367 / Charlie and Kiwi: An Evolutionary Adventure
Reading Level: 2.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5