November 29, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Clades and Clades: Prehistoric Both Funded!
Karen and I have raised enough money on Kickstarter to fund not only Clades but a second version of the game with all prehistoric animals—Clades: Prehistoric. For the real dinosaur lover, we’ve added a pledge level that lets you tell … Continue reading
November 15, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Supraprimates: Climbers, Chewers, and Walkers
In the Clades game, the mammals of the land are represented by suprapimates, also known as Euarchontoglires. A squirrel represents rodents, a rabbit represents lagomorphs, and a child represents primates. Like most sorts of mammals, these animals diversified soon after … Continue reading
October 24, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Whippomorphs: Big, Swimming Mammals
The mammals of the water are whippomorphs, represented by a blue whale, a dolphin, and a hippopotamus. The term “whippomorph” means “whale-hippo shape”, and it proves that scientists have a sense of humor. As with many sorts of modern mammal, … Continue reading
October 19, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Lizards and Snakes Form a Scaly Clade: Squamata
In Clades, the sauropsids of the earth are squamates, comprising all lizards and snakes. “Squamate” means scaly, and their scales distinguish them from turtles, birds, and crocodiles. These other sauropsids have scutes, which are made of bone and horn, but … Continue reading
October 19, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Clades Kickstarter Launched and Funded!
Karen and I have a new game on Kickstarter. It’s Clades, the Evolutionary Card Game. Clades is an animal-matching game based on evolutionary relationships, for kids and adults. Please take a look at the Kickstarter page. We funded on the second … Continue reading
September 7, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Order Grandmother Fish 2nd Ed
Get the groundbreaking book that teaches evolution to preschoolers! Order from Amazon Order from Barnes & Noble Order from IndieBound, a community of independent local bookstores Order from Wal-Mart Order from other retailers Grandmother Fish is also available in digital format. On iPad (see iTunes) On Android tablet On Kindle … Continue reading
August 13, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Clades on Kickstarter in October
This October, Karen and I are going to launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund our new game, Clades. Click on the card back for a quick description. In biology, a clade is an evolutionary family. In Clades players match animal cards … Continue reading
July 17, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Signatures for Pre-Order Customers
People who pre-order Grandmother Fish can provide their receipts to Macmillan and get bookplates signed by Karen and me to put in their books. Karen and I asked whether we could do something special for our supporters who pre-order copies, … Continue reading
March 10, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Books no longer available
The limited edition books once for sale on our store are no longer available. The PDF edition is also no longer available. Please look forward with us to the release of Grandmother Fish (2nd edition) coming from Macmillan this fall. … Continue reading
January 14, 2016
by Jonathan Tweet
Comments Off on Macmillan to publish Grandmother Fish!
A vice president at MacMillan, Jean Feiwel, is picking up Grandmother Fish for her personal imprint, Feiwel & Friends! They are releasing the second edition in the fall! It’s going to be big! Karen and I are ecstatic! People can … Continue reading