So when I found out I had to read a book for AP Biology this summer, I thought to myself: "Woop-ti-doo, I get to read a book about fish and evolution all summer". However, as I began reading, I actually became interested in this novel. I love how Shubin's writing style is in first person so I really feel as if he is writing straight to me. Before reading about his search in the Arctic, I thought archeology was just boring scientists digging up rocks in heat all day. However, Shubin describes his search in the Arctic to be very adventurous and his passion for this search speaks for itself throughout the book. The pictures he presents throughout the chapter really helps a lot in describing the Tiktaalik. Also, the captions in the bottom of each picture is not just out of some boring ol' textbook but they are written very simple so I am not bored of reading them. Shubin does not use large vocabulary to keep us readers trying to guess what he is saying; instead he plainly comes out with what he is trying to explain. At the end of the chapter, when he explains how he was showing the fossils to the preschoolers, I was impressed that these children were able to give there opinions and they were on a similar track with what the experts were thinking.
~Caroline Eskander
p.s. This whole blogging thing is actually pretty easy. :)
yeah this blogging thing isnt as bad as i thought i wasnt that fond about blogging, just a waste of time but i guess its not that bad:D
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way about the book before I actually started to read it. But, then as I started to read the first page, I really began to like it. This is probably one of the very few books that I find interesting.
ReplyDeleteOh, I was the EXACT opposite of you! I think archeology is amazing! Especially all the fossils and rocks and how the preserved rocks reveal the past of us. Also, I'm amazed how fossil fuels work and power our cars (especially with the BP crisis going on right now).
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