Charlie and Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure Premieres at the Hall

Press Release

Charlie and Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure Premieres at the Hall
5-23-09

Queens, N.Y. — Go on an evolutionary adventure and discover the link between dinosaurs and modern birds when the new exhibition Charlie and Kiwi’s Evolutionary Adventure opens this spring at the New York Hall of Science. The new bilingual English/Spanish exhibition premieres at the Hall on May 23.

Using a kid-friendly storyline, Charlie and Kiwi’s Evolutionary Adventure follows a boy named Charlie as he works on a book report about kiwis, a flightless bird found in New Zealand. To understand how kiwis evolved, Charlie travels back in time to the age of the dinosaurs. Visitors will learn with Charlie by unraveling puzzles, playing games, exploring computer interactives, and observing live birds.

The exhibition tackles the subject of evolution in a way that appeals to kids of all ages with drawings by Peter Reynolds, the award-winning illustrator of Judy Moody and other children’s books. Charlie and Kiwi’s Evolutionary Adventure will remain at the Hall through August 30, at which time the exhibition will begin its tour to science museums throughout the country, including the Miami Science Museum and the North Museum of Natural History & Science in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Charlie and Kiwi’s Evolutionary Adventure allows visitors to:

Find similarities in the skeletons of an Archaeopteryx, a bird that lived 150 million years ago, a Bambiraptor, a dinosaur that lived 75 million years ago, and a modern-day crow
Use a computer interactive to change a dinosaur into a flying Archaeopteryx
Distinguish between two different species of live budgies by identifying the color of their beaks and legs
Measure the beak size of several finches in a computer interactive game and determine whether each bird is likely to survive a season in which there are only big, tough seeds to eat
Learn about the evolution of kiwis through an animated movie illustrated by Peter Reynolds, an award-winning children’s book illustrator.
And much more, including discovery box activities, puzzles and games

Visit the exhibition rental page for more information on how to rent Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure.

Charlie and Kiwi’s Evolutionary Adventure, funded by a generous grant from the National Science Foundation, is a project of the New York Hall of Science, the University of Michigan, the Miami Science Museum and the North Museum of Natural History & Science.

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