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Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2011), Edition: Illustrated, 48 pages
Description
Charlie, who wants to explain to his classmates why the kiwi is so different from other birds, follows his stuffed friend Kiwi on a journey through time on which one of his ancestors helps him understand how the kiwi--and all birds--evolved.
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LibraryThing member RebeccaMichelet
Charlie has a school assignment about birds, so he decides to write his report on the kiwi. As he gave the report, the class did not believe kiwis were real birds because it could not fly. That night, he began to rewrite his report, but could not think of anything to prove the kiwi was a real bird.
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When the stuffed kiwi came to life, the two traveled back in time to visit Charlie's ancestor who studied birds. They still could not find why the bird could not fly, so they all traveled further back in time. Charlie then discovered each generation of birds would change and evolve, and how they evolved from dinosaurs. Show Less
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
Interesting approach to introducing evolution, specifically how the kiwi--and all birds--evolved.
LibraryThing member sabrina89
A wonderful book to share with every child. The story is about Charlie who wants to make a report about his extraordinary pet, a kiwi, but cannot find an answer why his kiwi is so different from other birds, and cannot fly. To find an answer he time-travels with his five-times-great-grandfather to
Very easily written and added with lots of impressive pictures. It will definitely motivate children to get curious, ask questions, and hopefully make research or do experiments to find an answer.
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places very very early in the past. Millions of years ago, they can find the answer, that birds stem from dinosaurs and just adapted to their surroundings.Very easily written and added with lots of impressive pictures. It will definitely motivate children to get curious, ask questions, and hopefully make research or do experiments to find an answer.
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LibraryThing member bhellmay
It is a very nice book, not only about traveling in time, but also about our ancestors and the birds ancestors. On the one hand it explains a lot about dinosaurs and other animals and on the other hand it might inspires people for a such a school project in class. I think the book would be
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appropriate as introduction. Show Less
LibraryThing member marabie
A little boy named Charlie time travels to find out information. In class he gets an assignment to discuss a bird.Charlie's bird is different and he needs to figure out why. He time travels with his stuffed bird, Kiwi. They meet his grandfather and begin their journey back in time. The book
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discusses Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. The characters observe how birds evolved and changed. Science terms such as, adaptation and survival of the fittest are explained. I would read this to my students when discussing these subjects. I would give older students different animals that evolved. They would work in groups to research and find out how the animal changed. Show Less
Awards
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Five to Nine — 2012)
Pages
48
ISBN
1442421126 / 9781442421127