That Bull Is Seeing Red!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about Animals and Plants Contributor(s): Zuchora-Walske, Christine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467745502 ISBN-13: 9781467745505 Publisher: Lerner Classroom OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology |
Dewey: 500 |
Lexile Measure: 850 |
Series: Science Gets It Wrong |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.20 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 166255 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Do bulls get angry when they see the color red? Do plants grow by snacking on soil? Are bats blind? At one time, science supported wild notions like these But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about plants and animals, and see how scientific thought changed over time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zuchora-Walske, Christine: - Christine Zuchora-Walske grew up--and eventually settled down--in Minneapolis. But as a young adult, she spent some time gallivanting elsewhere, including the University of Notre Dame, London, the University of Denver, and a small town in the cornfields of Illinois. |