Darwin and evolution for kids : his life and ideas, with 21 activities / Kristan Lawson.
| Author/creator | Lawson, Kristan |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2003. |
| Description | xiii, 146 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 x 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Before Darwin -- Taxonomy -- 2. A comfortable youth -- Be a backyard naturalist -- Acquired characteristics -- Making shrewsbury cakes -- A classified education -- 3. To distant lands -- Botanical treasure hunt -- Tying the knot -- South American Comida -- Voyage journal -- 4. The search for reasons -- Make your own fossils -- Traveling plants -- 5. A turning point in human understanding -- Going ape -- Count the generations -- 6. The idea that changed the world -- Make your own geological strata -- Camouflage egg hunt -- The benefits of beauty -- 7. Reluctant celebrity -- Carnivorous plants -- Seed strategies -- Emotions left and right -- 8. After Darwin -- The great "monkey trial" debate -- Future evolution. |
| Abstract | A biography of the English naturalist who, after collecting plants and animals from around the world, postulated the theory of evolution by natural selection. Includes related activities. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 144) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003007473 |
| ISBN | 1556525028 |
| ISBN | 9781556525025 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B D259L | ✔ Available | Place Hold |