As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting “useless” experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would change people's understanding of the natural world. About 100 illustrations and a clear, exciting text will make Darwin and his theory of evolution an exciting discovery for every young reader.
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Deborah Hopkinson is the award-winning of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers. She has won the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text twice, for A Band of Angels and Apples to Oregon. Her book, Sky Boys, How They Built the Empire State Building, was a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor awardee. Her recent works include Michelle, First Family, Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, an ALA Notable, Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole, which won a 2009 Oregon Book Award, and Stagecoach Sal, named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009. She serves as Vice President for Advancement at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland.
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My 9 year old daughter read this book to me in about 4 days, at her own pace and enjoyed it much. It contains a consice but very informative review about Charles Darwin as a person while considering the influence of his time and environment on how he got to develop his theory. It contains just enough information about his theory of evolution to be meaningful and engaging for a 9 to 13 year old child without becoming boring or too complex. I highly recommend it.
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My 8-year-old son Ben wrote this review:I love this book! I learned who Charles Darwin was. He created the theory of evolution with his discoveries. He was a very seasick passenger who sailed around the world. He loved animals. Read this great book about this great man to learn more about him. This is the best "Who Was" book ever. He is the best scientist of his time. Please buy this book. It is one of the best. You will never stop reading till the end of this book then you read it again. It also has great pictures too! I loved it. You will love it too! Now I love science and I learned about the changing of animals and humans. I learned a lot! He found a lot of stuff. He was friends with Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Thomas Henry Huxley, and Sir Charles Lyell. I also love other "Who Was" books. It makes me feel like I'm there. Darwin wrote two books.
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Charles Darwin took a five-year trip around the world on a ship called the Beagle, but he liked staying home best of all. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charles Darwin, Galapagos Islands, South America, Josiah Wedgwood, Professor Henslow New!
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Charles Darwin took a five-year trip around the world on a ship called the Beagle, but he liked staying home best of all. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charles Darwin, Galapagos Islands, South America, Josiah Wedgwood, Professor Henslow New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin on 6 pages
- The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition by Charles Darwin on 6 pages
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on 6 pages
- Natural Selection (Phoenix 60p paperbacks) by Charles Darwin on page 83, page 84, and Back Matter
- DK Biography: Charles Darwin by David C. King on page 66, and page 67
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