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What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World

by Rosalyn Schanzer

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Publisher Comments:

In 1831 a 22-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin stepped aboard the HMS Beagle as a traveling companion of an equally youthful sea captain called Robert FitzRoy. The Beagle's round-the-world surveying journey lasted five long years on the high seas. The young Darwin noticed everything, and proved himself an avid and detailed chronicler of daily events on the Beagle and onshore. What Darwin Saw takes young readers back to the pages of his journals as they travel alongside Darwin and read his lively and awestruck words about the wonders of the world.

We follow Darwin's voyage, looking over his shoulder as he explores new lands, asks questions about the natural world, and draws groundbreaking conclusions. We walk in his footsteps, collecting animals and fossils, experiencing earthquakes and volcanoes, and meeting people of many cultures and languages. We examine his opinions on life in all its forms. We consider the thoughts of this remarkable scientist, who poured his observations and research into his expansive theories about life on Earth. In this exciting and educational account, Charles Darwin comes alive as an inspirational model for kids who think and question the world around them.

Review:

For her tribute to Darwin's five-year voyage around the world, Rosalyn Schanzer melds a graphic-novel style, lively illustrations, straightforward narration and excerpts from Darwin's journals. The landscapes are gorgeous (the white cliffs of Patagonia's Atlantic coast, the tortoise-and-lizard-filled Galapagos), the animals expressive and the amount of information dizzying. In fact, Schanzer's lucid... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review)

Synopsis:

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, this title takes young readers back to the pages of Darwin's journal as they travel alongside him aboard the HMS "Beagle" on an around-the-world journey, which sparked his expansive theories about life on Earth. Full color.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781426303968
Subtitle:
The Journey That Changed the World
Author:
Schanzer, Rosalyn
Author:
Darwin, Charles
Publisher:
National Geographic Society
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Historical
Subject:
Naturalists
Subject:
England
Subject:
Adventure & Adventurers
Subject:
Science & Nature - Biology
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography
Subject:
Darwin, Charles
Subject:
Naturalists - England
Publication Date:
January 2009
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
47
Dimensions:
11.16x10.36x.39 in. 1.25 lbs.
Age Level:
10-14

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