{"id":244,"date":"2019-02-01T07:58:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T15:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=244"},"modified":"2019-02-01T08:04:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:04:34","slug":"one-iguana-two-iguanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/one-iguana-two-iguanas\/","title":{"rendered":"One Iguana, Two Iguanas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over at Wrapped in Foil Blog<\/a> today we’re highlighting Sneed B. Collard III’s middle grade book: One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution<\/em>. It is a Junior Library Guild selection and earned a starred Kirkus Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You may have heard about the Darwin\u2019s finches that live on the Gal\u00e1pagos islands, but did you know that there are two related, but very different species of iguana found there? One of the species lives on land and eats the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. The other species is the only iguana in the world that can swim in the ocean. It is the marine iguana.<\/p>\n

Genetic testing have shown that the two species are related. Collard introduces the reader to a puzzle how the two such divergent lifestyles may have come about and how they ended up on an island chain 900 miles from their nearest relatives. He also discusses the geology and history of the islands, and how that impacts the iguanas and the other creatures that live there.<\/p>\n

Although this is a middle grade book by text level and content, it is illustrated with many large color photographs. Many of the photographs were taken by the author, who is also a photographer. Others were taken by his friend Jack Grove.<\/p>\n

As the author states in the back matter, \u201cconsidering how important evolution is to the history of the earth, it\u2019s surprising how few books for young people have been written about it.\u201d One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution<\/em> steps in to fill the gap. This book is a must have for budding scientists and anyone interested in nature. Scoop up a copy today!<\/p>\n

And, check Wrapped in Foil<\/a> for more information and activity suggestions.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2019 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over at Wrapped in Foil Blog today we’re highlighting Sneed B. Collard III’s middle grade book: One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution. It is a Junior Library Guild selection and earned a starred Kirkus Review. You may have heard about the Darwin\u2019s finches that live on the Gal\u00e1pagos islands, … <\/p>\n

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