{"id":41848,"date":"2024-11-19T09:26:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/?p=41848"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T19:35:32","slug":"one-long-line-by-loree-griffin-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/one-long-line-by-loree-griffin-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"*One Long Line by Loree Griffin Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One Long Line illustrates the scientific method through the simple observance of one species of caterpillars.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*One Long Line: Marching Caterpillars and the Scientists Who Followed Them<\/em><\/strong> by Loree Griffin Burns, illustrated by Jamie Green. MIT Kids, 2024, 56 pages.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Reading Level<\/strong>: Middle Grades, ages 8-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended for<\/strong>: ages 8-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a story about unusual caterpillars, curious people, and fascinating conversations.\u201d The pine processionary caterpillars display a unique propensity for single-file \u201cmarching\u201d whenever they move as a group. The people are two scientists who lived on different continents in different centuries. The conversations are wordless, \u201cBecause caterpillars can\u2019t talk, of course.\u201d Nevertheless, they \u201cspeak\u201d through their actions, if anyone takes the time to pay attention. Jean-Henri Fabre (d<\/em>. 1915) and Terrence Fitzgerald (b<\/em>. 1941). Fabre was a noted naturalist whom Charles Darwin called \u201cThe Insect\u2019s Homer\u201d\u2014no creeping thing was below his notice, and he found most of his subjects in his own backyard. Through simple observation and experimentation, with no fancy instruments, he \u201cconversed\u201d with his processionary pals to a degree that fascinated Fitzgerald almost a hundred years later. Together they completed one piece of the vast puzzle that comprises the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cScience is one long line of learning.\u201d Curiosity about one\u2019s immediate surroundings can lead to great discoveries that change the world. Anyone can participate in the scientific enterprise; all it takes is an inquisitive mind and sharp observation skills. But even if readers have no interest in entomology, they can gain some appreciation of the scientific method and those who pursue it through this engaging case study. And there’s no mention of evolution, just life on earth as we know it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom Line<\/strong>: A friendly and relatable example of how science builds knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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