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Myers, Jack

How Dogs Came from Wolves: And Other Explorations of Science in Action

64 pp. | Boyds | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 1-56397-411-8 $$17.95
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by John Rice. Adapted from a column in Highlights for Children, these twelve chapters treat interesting if sometimes eccentric topics. Subjects range from the wolf-to-dog shift, to why Antarctic fish don't freeze, to how desert ants stay alive. Illustrated with charts and photos (and some hokey art), the information is accessible and well documented, though the approach is rather random. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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