Event Date
23 June 2018
Venue
The Book Lounge
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Join The Book Lounge and Mike Bruton for an exciting workshop on The Amazing Coelacanth
Date: Saturday, 23 June
Time: 11:00
Place: The Book Lounge
Address: 71 Roeland Street, Cnr Buitenkant & Roeland Street
RSVP: booklounge@gmail.com or 021 462 2425
There will be snacks and fun activities.
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About the book:
This colourful illustrated children’s book is aimed at ages 9-14. It recounts the discovery of the first coelacanth in modern times – a fish that had been thought to be extinct for many millions of years, and was known only from its fossil record.
In 1939, a specimen was hauled ashore in a fishing net off the South African coast near East London, and its identification as a coelacanth made world news. Chemistry professor JLB Smith identified the fish and dedicated the rest of his life to searching for live specimens and researching the science surrounding this evolutionary phenomenon.
This book, by ichthyologist Mike Bruton, uncovers:
• the mystery of the coelacanth and the thrilling story of its discovery
• its strange appearance and lifestyle
• what makes it so special
• how it evolved – and what this has to do with human evolution
• how and what it eats, and who eats it.
These and many other details provide insight into this amazing fish and its marine companions.