In 1831, young adventurer and nature enthusiast Charles Darwin set sail on a remarkable five-year voyage that changed the study of biology forever.
Award-winning author Ruth Ashby shares the story of Darwinâs famous journey aboard the British navy ship, the Beagle, which led to the development of his theories of evolution and natural selection.
This lively account follows the naturalistâs exciting trip around the worldâthrough seasickness, a life-threatening illness, and even an earthquakeâas he explores South America, the Cape Verde Islands, Tahiti, and the Galapagos Islands. During his travels, Darwin meets indigenous peoples and carefully collects and catalogs plants, fossils, birds, mammals, and insects. Darwinâs observations of the distribution and diversity of plant and animal life ultimately leads to the development of his theories on evolution.
Readers will be inspired by Darwinâs transformation from talented but mediocre schoolboy into a remarkable scientist as they read about the revolutionary voyage that forever changed the world of biology.
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- Children's Books
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Experiments & Projects
- Science, Nature & How It Works
Publisher : Peachtree Publishing Company
Author : Ashby, Ruth
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2009-02-20
Number Of Pages : 128
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1561454788
ISBN-13 : 9781561454785
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.7 in x 7.6 in
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