Another children's science book

We need more of these, and here's another: Great Adaptations: A Fantastical Collection of Science Poems. It contains short rhyming summaries of scientists' work on adaptations, all nicely illustrated.

Here's one from Sarah Hrdy's work on empathy and cooperation.

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Doesn't that make you want to run out and buy it right now? How much would you pay? $5? $10? $25?

Well, you can't. Instead, you have to go to this website and download it for free.

Writing the book was a labor of love, so I hope you love it too! Lastly, because our objective is to get as many people reading and learning about evolution, we're offering the E-book for free.

Those wacky scientists. They know nothing of capitalism. Isn't it great?

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