As part of my at-home evolution unit, I read the book A Bone From a Dry Sea. This book has two sort-of related stories in it, switching off between two protagonists.
One of the stories focuses on Li, who is of a species of ape-humans that are our ancestors. Li is more thoughtful and creative than the rest off her species, and helps lead them away from danger. Her species spends a lot of time swimming and in the water. Scientifically, her species existing is only one the theories about our ancestors from that period of time.
The other story revolves around Vinny, a girl in modern times. She is visiting her dad, an archeologist. She goes to a desert area, in Africa, where he works. They find remains of a hominoid creature, as well as what appear to be shells cracked with tools. They have to overcome the teams leader, who is provocative and bossy.
I thought this story was sort of interesting, so I am giving it an 7.5 out of 10. I ended up being more interested in the story of the prehistoric girl than the story of the modern girl. Thanks for reading!
I, too, was completely surprised by how much more I enjoyed the story of the early hominid -- perhaps because it was new and different? Besides this aquatic theory, can you share some of the other theories of human evolution? I'm curious to know which you think is most likely?
ReplyDeleteDo you think the skeleton they found was literally Li's skeleton?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great book I started to read your discription And I was immediately captivated, I can't wait to read it:Madi
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