Invertebrate Explorer
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
This multitouch book focuses on the amazing world of invertebrates. Explore all the major invertebrate groups including arthropods, molluscs and annelids. Find out about invertebrate classification, their features and adaptations though narrated videos, beautiful images, interactive activities and detailed text.
This book is the perfect companion to explorations of natural environments and can be used by teachers to support learning in English and Science. While focus of this book is on Australian invertebrates it can be used in a variety of countries.
Customer Reviews
Misidentified & incorrect statements
Just downloaded the book and immediately found a major mistake (it’s also one of the preview screen shots in iTunes). A photo on the first page of the insects chapter has a caption that reads, “A dragonfly has large compound eyes”. But the insect in the photo is clearly an antlion (order Neuroptera), which [almost] couldn’t be farther away from dragonflies (order Odonata). This needs to be fixed.
Egads, page 6 (bees) has several errors. Among them:
“Bees have a long proboscis” - not true; there are entire bee families that have short mouthparts
“Pollen is fed to the young in the hive” - not true; most bee species do not live in hives
“... nectar is used to make honey.” - not true; most bee species do not make honey
Apparently, this book was written for Australia; that should be mentioned in the description on iTunes. The book’s information might not apply to other regions of the world.