Get a Grip on Evolution
By David Burnie
1999
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This text traces the discoveries and theories which try to explain how the giraffe got its neck, why big ears are good when things get hot, and how it is that someone called Lucy can claim to be everyone's greatest of great-grandmothers.
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Author
David Burnie
Author · 35 books
David Andrew Burnie is an accomplished zoologist who was a nature reserve ranger before becoming a natural history author and editor. A prolific writer of many books, including several on dinosaurs, he has seen many of his titles win educational awards and science prizes. His titles for Kingfisher include Kingfisher Knowledge: Endangered Planet and The Kingfisher Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia, which was nominated for the Aventis Prize for Science Books in 2002.
