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Fox Talk is an educational, research-based book that explores the domestication of dogs from the wolf species by examining the behavior and communication of foxes. Turns out they don’t say “Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho” either! Using stunning photography of dogs, foxes, and wolves, author L.E. Carmichael (who has a PhD in wildlife population genetics) describes how, with increased contact with humans, wolves slowly evolved over time to become a new species – dogs! What is absolutely fascinating is that domestication resulted in not only behavioural change but actual DNA changes. In order to better understand how dog domestication took place, Carmichael presents the research findings of Russian scientist, Dmitri Belyaev who conducted a series of studies with foxes in the 1950′s.

I am a PhD researcher in Psychology so I could really appreciate Carmichael’s descriptions of the research methods, findings, and conclusions. While there are many findings about fox behaviour and communication cited, what was most interesting to me is that it only took 3 to 4 rounds of breeding with plenty of human contact and interaction for foxes to become domesticated. While the information is presented with a combination of photos, diagrams, “fact boxes”, and text, I did feel that there is a lot of information and much of it is quite complex. My 7 year-old son was interested in the book, but his attention did waver on occasion. This is definitely a book that a child would pick up and peek into from time to time rather than read cover-to-cover in one sitting.

Another interesting section of the book is near the back where there is information about owning foxes. When my children saw this section, they immediately wanted to adopt a fox and were sad to learn that this is not allowed in Canada. Apparently you cannot own a domestic fox in Canada, but you can in the United States (although this may vary state-to-state). Also, in the back of the book is a glossary of some of the more complex terms used in the book such as “breeding”, “DNA”, “domestication”, “evolution”, and more. I also thought it was a great idea to include an index at the back. The book itself is beautifully designed and absolutely chock-full of great information.

My Bottom Line:

Fox Talk is an educational non-fiction title exploring the domestication of dogs by studying fox behaviour and communication. The information is presented with beautiful photographs, illustrations, bubbles/boxes of brief information, and descriptions of the research findings using age-appropriate language. I think this would be an excellent resource in elementary schools or for homeschoolers in particular and I highly recommend it. Ages 8+

* I was given this book free-of-charge by the author in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions expressed are my own.


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Fox Talk L E Carmichael Jody Bronson Michael Penman 9780988163867 Books Reviews

"Fox Talk" is a nonfiction book describing the links between foxes, wolves, and domesticated dogs. It documents Russian scientist Belyaev's experiments to try and domesticate wild foxes in order to better understand how humans and dogs communicate. The book explains the distinction between trained animals whose DNA is not altered, and domesticated animals whose DNA has changed and are thus able to pass these changes on to their offspring.

We also learn about Svetlana Gogoleva's experiments to try to determine if foxes use different sounds to mean different things. Does domestication affect animal sounds and how do the animals' feelings affect the sounds they make? And, what does the fox say? Check out page 30 to find out. You can also visit the Bioacoustic Group website and scroll down to "Red Fox" to hear actual fox sounds.

The book provides an easy experiment you can try with your own dog. You can even find out how to get a domestic fox of your own as a pet (be warned, after reading this, you may very well want to!). Also included are handy links and a book list to find out more about domestic foxes, as well as a glossary of terms used in the book.

"Fox Talk" is a colorful book and is brightly illustrated throughout with magnificent photos. The version contains pop-up boxes with discussion questions. Words found in the glossary are also highlighted in the text and can be clicked on directly to find out their meanings. Embedded videos also make the book literally come alive. Unfortunately the text is a bit too small, and I was struggling to read it on my 7-inch tablet.

"Fox Talk" is a very well-researched book and contains a wealth of information. It is interesting enough for adults as well as simple enough for children to understand. This book would make a great addition to any home library.

I received this book for the purpose of providing an honest review.
I had the opportunity to review the e-book Fox Talk by L.E. Carmichael and was somewhat fascinated. This is a non-fiction science book based upon the domestication of foxes. Several years ago a group of scientist were attempting to figure out communication of dogs with humans and other species.

As dogs, wolves and foxes are all related they chose to study the different foxes over a course in time. They bread them and watched them to see if over time their DNA would change to become domesticated. Through experimentation the scientist were able to learn communication and how that relates to other animals in their same species, in this case, dogs. They were also able to domesticate a group of foxes so well that now they can be pets. The scientist were careful as to not 'train' the animals but allow natural evolution to occur over time.
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There are only two issues I did have with the book that I must mention. The first is the print was really small and that made it a bit difficult to read. It is possible that was due to it being an e-book. The second issue I had was some editing issues which could easily be corrected and may again be because it was an e-book.

However, overall, I really liked this book and could see a middle-elementary school child even up to young teens liking this book. This is the kind of book that animal lovers would dream about and want to know more just based on the book alone.

A great feature for Fox Talk was words highlighted in orange that when hovered over gave the reader a full definition. Also, blue dots on some pages when clicked on gave the reader a question to further enhance reading or let the reader ponder a particular point.

This book gets 4 stars.
~Naila Moon

Disclosure I received a free e-book copy for my open and honest opinion. The opinions expressed her are 100% my own.
Fox Talk is an educational, research-based book that explores the domestication of dogs from the wolf species by examining the behavior and communication of foxes. Turns out they don’t say “Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho” either! Using stunning photography of dogs, foxes, and wolves, author L.E. Carmichael (who has a PhD in wildlife population genetics) describes how, with increased contact with humans, wolves slowly evolved over time to become a new species – dogs! What is absolutely fascinating is that domestication resulted in not only behavioural change but actual DNA changes. In order to better understand how dog domestication took place, Carmichael presents the research findings of Russian scientist, Dmitri Belyaev who conducted a series of studies with foxes in the 1950′s.

I am a PhD researcher in Psychology so I could really appreciate Carmichael’s descriptions of the research methods, findings, and conclusions. While there are many findings about fox behaviour and communication cited, what was most interesting to me is that it only took 3 to 4 rounds of breeding with plenty of human contact and interaction for foxes to become domesticated. While the information is presented with a combination of photos, diagrams, “fact boxes”, and text, I did feel that there is a lot of information and much of it is quite complex. My 7 year-old son was interested in the book, but his attention did waver on occasion. This is definitely a book that a child would pick up and peek into from time to time rather than read cover-to-cover in one sitting.

Another interesting section of the book is near the back where there is information about owning foxes. When my children saw this section, they immediately wanted to adopt a fox and were sad to learn that this is not allowed in Canada. Apparently you cannot own a domestic fox in Canada, but you can in the United States (although this may vary state-to-state). Also, in the back of the book is a glossary of some of the more complex terms used in the book such as “breeding”, “DNA”, “domestication”, “evolution”, and more. I also thought it was a great idea to include an index at the back. The book itself is beautifully designed and absolutely chock-full of great information.

My Bottom Line

Fox Talk is an educational non-fiction title exploring the domestication of dogs by studying fox behaviour and communication. The information is presented with beautiful photographs, illustrations, bubbles/boxes of brief information, and descriptions of the research findings using age-appropriate language. I think this would be an excellent resource in elementary schools or for homeschoolers in particular and I highly recommend it. Ages 8+

* I was given this book free-of-charge by the author in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions expressed are my own.