How Dogs Came From Wolves: and Other Explorations of Science in Action. (Books for children: nonfiction).Myers, Jack HOW DOGS CAME FROM WOLVES: And Other Explorations of Science in Action. Il. by John Rice. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-56397-411-8. Honesdale, PA: Caroline House/Boyds Mills Press, 2001. 64 pp. $17.95. This is an ideal book for any young reader interested in the fascinating ways that animals communicate, migrate, use their senses, and manage to thrive under the severest environmental conditions. Did you know that sternopygus, the "electric fish," has an "electric language," or that elephants might communicate using "infrasound Infrasound Sound waves, particularly in the atmosphere, whose frequencies of pressure variation and of vibration are below the audible range, that is, lower than about 20 Hz. "? The author examines elephants, dogs, fish, whales, puffins, and other animals, offering straightforward explanations about their habitats and habits. The book's illustrations are a treat--some illustrations are humorous and others are informative. This is an inspiring book for young learners who are curious about the lives of animals. Ages 9-13. Reviewed by Elizabeth S Elizabeth, sister of King Louis XVI of France Elizabeth, 1764–94, sister of King Louis XVI of France, known as Madame Elizabeth. Deeply loyal to her brother, she remained in France during the French Revolution, suffered imprisonment, and was . Elias, Northwestern Lehigh High School, New Tripoli Tripoli, city, Lebanon Tripoli (trĭp`əlē) or Tarabulus (täräb`  l , PA
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