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Who Was Charles Darwin?

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My son enjoys the whole serie, he says: "It describes things really well , it makes me think I were really there."

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.

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.

My son got this book from a family friend after I mentioned to her that he was into science. Knowing we are a secular family and teach our children evolution as the reason why we are here today- she thought this book was appropriate for my 5 year old, she was so right! Immediately my son was hanging on my every word, commenting on every picture- he loved it and still asks me to read it to him at bedtime, it never gets old. It outlines not only the importance of Darwin's contribution to the scientific community, but his internal and private struggle he had with the idea of sharing his theory and findings with the world. All in a way that a child as young as 5 can grasp and understand. It holds his attention, and is very interesting and not at all boring. As his reading and comprehension becomes more developed and advanced, I will most definitely be giving him a copy of "The Origin of Species". Great read for adults as well, and a wonderful opportunity to bond over a love of science and evidence with your child.

These are just great books, and this one is no exception. Our son really enjoys biographical books, and the "Who Was...?" series has had a major influence on that interest. I'm sure we'll be picking up more!

Simply put, this is an excellent book for children read alone and adults to (more importantly) read with their children!! It offers great insight into an inspirational man who helped augment the future of scientific inquiry.
Would recommend from ages of 6 and up.

I learned a lot from reading this biography! It was wonderful and provided a thorough life story on Charles Darwin. I wish I had known more about him or even known about him as a kid. I don't remember any mention of him but there wasn't the debate about evolution when I was a kid. Charles Darwin was an Englishman who wanted to be a scientist but was steered by his father to first be a doctor and then a clergyman. So from the beginning, he knew the trouble he was in in challenging the religious beliefs of the day. Wonderful book, easy to read and provides valuable information.

I bought this book and others in the series for my child. However, I also enjoy these brief biographies. This one about Darwin was especially interesting the way it introduced a scientific theory in so few words. It also gave a brief sketch of his life.

I LOVE this book! Last year when everyone was having Lincoln's 200th birthday celebrations, I decided to go into my 2nd graders classroom to let them know that another great man - Charles Darwin - was born on the exact same day! It was his 200th birthday too and I thought he deserved some credit. This was a great quick read on Darwin's life with some pictures in it too. I of course brought in "Species" and some other Darwin books, but I bought two extra copies of this book to donate to the classroom and the library. It's a perfect chapter book biography for the elementary kids, but like I said, it was a nice short read for me too! I look forward to reading and sharing with my kids the other "Who Was" books in the series.