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That Bull Is Seeing Red!

Science's Biggest Mistakes about Animals and Plants

Christine Zuchora-WalskeSeries: Science Gets It Wrong
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Duration
32m
Year
2017
Language
English

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Do bulls get angry when they see the color red? Do plants grow by snacking on soil? Are bats blind? At one time, science supported wild notions like these! But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about plants and animals, and see how scientific thought changed over time.

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"This series is very entertaining while teaching science; it will appeal to all types of readers."
School Library Connection
"Concise narratives work well with photos and graphic images to convey the history of scientific thought while reminding readers that with advancements in science and technology, today's facts could just as easily be proven inaccurate in the future."
School Library Journal

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