Synopses & Reviews
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!andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;To Charlieand#8217;s classmates, it seems like the kiwi bird got a raw deal: It barely has wings at all, so it canand#8217;t fly, and its long whiskers are more like a catand#8217;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 and#8220;little changes in each generation can add up to BIG changes,and#8221; Charlie begins to understand that the kiwi birdand#8217;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! andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;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.
Synopsis
In Charlie and the Kiwi find out how a flightless bird be a bird at all? It’s simply evolutionary!
Synopsis
Is that a bird?
Where are its big, feathery wings?
Why does it have whiskers like a cat?
A kiwi can’t be a bird, can it?
The answer, Charlie learns is simply evolutionary.
Presented by Peter Reynolds and FableVision and supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, this is an easy to understand scientific adventure. Charlie and Kiwi (with help from great, great, great, great, great Grandpa Charles Darwin) take you on a journey through time and through a huge scientific principle. The story of evolution—and that strange little Kiwi bird—reminds us that sometimes what seems like a raw deal (a bird that can’t fly) turns out to be just perfect!
About the Author
FableVision is an award-winning children’s media developer and book packager founded by Peter and Paul Reynolds. Peter H. Reynolds is the bestselling author and illustrator of The Dot and Ish and illustrator for the New York Times #1 bestseller Someday by Alison McGhee. He is also the illustrator of Little Boy, Charlie and Kiwi, and the Judy Moody series. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, where he is co-owner of the Blue Bunny bookstore. Visit Peter at PeterHReynolds.com., and splits her time between London and New York.