Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Lawson, Kristan. Title: Darwin and evolution for kids : his life and ideas, with 21 activities / Kristan Lawson. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2003. Description: xiii, 146 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 x 28 cm Summary: 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. Subjects: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Juvenile literature. Naturalists -- England -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 144) and index. Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.4 10.0 104711. 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. Web Site: Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2003007473 ISBN: 1556525028 9781413192254 1413192254 1556525028 9781556525025 Other Number: 52381667 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 191155 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 576.82 Lawson Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
