Uncharitable readers of Animals might conclude that this is no more than an annotated account of what liquids are poured into the top ends of Laura (aged 32) and Tyler (aged 29) and what, therefore, inevitably comes out of their other ends. Most philosophers who have studied the History of Animals and Aristotle's other writings suggest that Aristotle was not trying to produce a taxonomy, [4] but more recent studies by biologists reach different conclusions.

A beautifully illustrated reference book filled with 1000 amazing animals, from lizards and llamas to gorillas, great white sharks and much more. It is really well written, it’s poignant and relevant and Unsworth does a brilliant job of showing the complexities of relationships and the pain of feeling like you are losing your best friend. The History of Animals contains many accurate eye-witness observations, in particular of the marine biology around the island of Lesbos, such as that the octopus had colour-changing abilities and a sperm-transferring tentacle, that the young of a dogfish grow inside their mother's body, or that the male of a river catfish guards the eggs after the female has left. Tyler wants to keep the party going but Laura is torn between the constant temptations provided by her best friend and a calmer life with Jim on the horizon. Generally seen as a pioneering work of zoology, Aristotle frames his text by explaining that he is investigating the what (the existing facts about animals) prior to establishing the why (the causes of these characteristics).You can download all the resources in one go, with our Animals All Around Guided Reading Unit Pack Y1. Just a side note: the nonlinear writing style can be disorienting, but it fits the book and tone really well in my opinion.

The account was dismissed as fanciful until the French naturalist Georges Cuvier described it in his 1817 Le Règne Animal.

Part of the popular 'One Day on our Blue Planet' series, this beautifully illustrated picture book charts the wildlife in the Savannah across the course of a whole day. She talks a lot about being a kid and trying to fit in, even if it meant pretending to be a different religion depending on that of her current friends.

The comparative anatomist Richard Owen said in 1837 that "Zoological Science sprang from [Aristotle's] labours, we may almost say, like Minerva from the Head of Jove, in a state of noble and splendid maturity". Inventions is an award-winning international science and cultural heritage organisation that raises awareness of the creative golden age of Arabic Science.She didn’t just change the temperature of rooms, she changed their entire chemical make-up so that anyone in the room would only be aware that the room was an extension of her and she was the thrumming nucleus.

I'm aware this isn't really a review and doesn't do much to recommend the book to other people, but I think I'm going to leave it at that. Armand Marie Leroi's 2014 book The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science and BBC documentary Aristotle's Lagoon set Aristotle's biological writings including the History of Animals in context, and propose an interpretation of his biological theories. The book also provides a template for how readers might better develop their own approaches to this complex and emotive subject, and how the choices we all make and the actions we take individually and collectively can make a difference, without preaching or proscribing. Children will learn to group animals according to what they eat or look like, to match animals to their babies and to describe the basic needs of living creatures.

I loved and hated the characters in equal measure, laughed and recoiled in shock at the anecdotal stories (some very familiar, some not). With simple, bite-sized chunks of text accompanied by vivid illustrations and photographs, Usborne’s Beginners series is specially designed for children beginning to read on their own. Founded in 2010, we specialise in books that deliver cutting-edge knowledge, published rapidly in traditional and eBook formats. The coming-of-age tale of our two anti-heroines opens with this wonderfully strange scene and you're hooked.