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| Title: | Darwin & Evolution for Kids
: His Life & Ideas with 21 Activities |
| Series: | (For Kids Series) |
| Author: | Kristan Lawson |
| ISBN: | 1556525028 : 9781556525025 |
| Illustrations: | b/w illus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 280x215mm |
| Pages: | 146 |
| Weight: | .466 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Chicago Review Press) - October 2003 |
| List Price: | 11.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Teaching of a specific subject: Evolution & variation |
A thorough introduction to the life and work of this naturalist and thinker. The book begins with a description of Darwin's family life, privileged childhood, and education. His five-year voyage on the Beagle, during which he collected specimens to send back to England, is vividly described. The author places Darwin's ideas in context with those of other philosophical and scientific thinkers, tracing the work of both his predecessors and contemporaries. Lawson also explores how his subject's theories were accepted or rejected by others and discusses how the disagreement among scientists and creationists continues to the present time. The writing is consistently clear and lively. The text is supplemented by related activities, including how to develop a taxonomy, tying nautical knots, and making geological strata. Brown-and-white photographs and reproductions create a sense of the Victorian era. A list of resources for further research encourages students to delve deeper into the topic.
