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The book has a clean, uncluttered layout that invites consecutive reading. . . . A good choice for children who can read chapter books, and who enjoy nonfiction. -- School Library Journal Equally suited to reading alone or aloud and make stimulating introductions to the actual practice of science. -- Booklist

Equally suited to reading alone or aloud and make stimulating introductions to the actual practice of science. -- Booklist

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Jack Myers, Ph.D. (1913-2006) was the senior science editor of Highlights for Children for more than forty years. He was also a scientist at the Unversity of Texas at Austin where, at the time of his death, he was professor emeritus of zoology. HIs many science books for children include How Dogs Came from Wolves, about which the Booklist reviewe wrote, ""The writing is clear and the science is explained well without being oversimplified"" and the Children's Literature reviewer wrote, ""The author distills complex information well."" John Rice is a wildlife artist and the illustrator of the following four books by Jack Myers: On the Trail of the Komodo Dragon, On Top of Mount Everest, What Happened to the Mammoths?, and How Dogs Came from Wolves. He lives in Mount Kisco, New York.

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