It should be in all libraries, school and public. This would be a great book to use when teaching about genetics, evolution, adaptations, natural selection, and breading. The graphics are fun as well as informative. It is a fun way to describe the process of evolution using dogs. This book is geared to older children, I would suggest 10 and up. There is a lot of scientific vocabulary that is explained in the story as well as in the extensive glossary at the end of the book. There is a lot of scientific detail within these pages. We meet several different breeds of dogs and how they came to be using genetics, evolution and adaptations. This ends up taking the reader through a history of canis lupus to canis familiaris. Once there, he tries to play with his yellow ball. In this book we meet Rudy, a pet dog who visits the local dog park. This particular one teaches about genetics, adaptations, breeding and evolution particularly with dogs. Science comics are full of interesting information, detailed illustrations, use of topic and more. I have lots more bookdarts, but I'll stop there and just encourage you to read the book yourself. "Hairless dogs like the Xoloitzcuintli became hot-bodied pain relievers" illustrates a desert dwelling granny with that breed under her arthritic hands. And the evolution of whales from Pakicetus is fascinating. So wonderful that kids now can learn so much more than I could possibly have done. I particularly appreciate learning that dominant and recessive aren't clear-cut, but that there are things like homozygous recessive genes, etc. I almost understand chromosomes & Punnet squares now. I like the explanation of genetics, evolution, and DNA. I like that the introduction makes it clear how important it is to use science to gain a better understanding of dogs, rather than relying just on love to try to provide them with 'healthy, happy lives.' It's amazing how much we thought we understood turns out to be incomplete, and sometimes even completely wrong. I learned so much from this, despite the fact that I've read one of the books they list for further reading, The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think.
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