Shell, Beak, Tusk: Shared Traits and the Wonders of Adaptation
Bridget Heos
This informational book examines animal characteristics that can look alike even when they appear in very different kinds of animals. It asks, for example, why parrots and octopuses both have beaks, then compares similarities and differences among traits that have developed over time. Moving across mammals, reptiles, and other animals, the book introduces evolution and convergent evolution through short factual comparisons about adaptation.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
