A well-written collection of interesting scientific studies of a variety of animals. It doesn't really answer the title question, but spends four pages summarizing on-going Russian research into breeding foxes for tameness. The other eleven chapters focus on various other animals and subjects. Professor Myers does a phenomenal job of taking scientific literature and making it approachable for young children. The book features water-color drawings, photographs, charts, tables, and maps. It is a worthy introduction to zoology for elementary school- aged children. ( )

In this book, the author introduces twelve mysteries of the natural world including, elephant communication, birds' ability to hatch eggs, dog evolution, and more. The book is very informational and would be great to use in a science class when discussing new discoveries in science. I loved that the book showed that science isn't just a bunch of facts, but rather about exploration and discoveries. The book include a bibliography and index in the back to help make it easier to find things. ( )

This book, I will admit made me mad at first - the title felt misleading, then again, I didn't fully read the title. However, this book in incredibly resourceful and wonderfully written for young scientists in mind. I definitely would use it in the classroom over the course of a few days, or revisit it depending on what lesson to be discussed. ( )