Book description
A Kirkus Best Book of 2021: A Best Informational Picture Book
A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) Best Children's Book of 2021
A Spirituality & Practice Best Spiritual Book of 2021
Based on a real scientific event and inspired by a beloved real human in the author's life, this is a…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Snail with the Right Heart as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book about a tiny creature different from the rest touched my heart in a big way.
Like the scientist whose discovery inspired this book, I pay attention to small things. What small thing did the scientist notice? A snail shell that spiraled the opposite way of most snails–left instead of right. This one-in-a-million snail had inverted organs–his heart and other organs were on the right side, and he couldn’t reproduce without a mate who also had inverted organs.
Through crowdsourcing, two snails with right hearts were found–and eventually, baby snails were born!
Genetics, diversity, evolution, and love all fit…
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The Eye of Ra
Gold Recipient, Mom's Choice Awards Honoring Excellence.
Silver Medal in Children's Adventure, 2020 International Readers' Favorite Awards.
Award-winning Finalist, Next Generation Book Awards.
1st Place in both Children's Adventure AND Grades 4th-6th, 2020 TopShelf Awards.
Grand Prize Winner, Colorado Author Project.
1st Place, Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Award.
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