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Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith

2009

Format:	Book
Author:	Heiligman, Deborah.
Title:	Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith / Deborah Heiligman.
Edition:	1st ed.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Description:	268 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:	"Charles Darwin published 'The origin of species, ' his revolutionary treatise on evolution, in 1859. Even today, the theory of evolution creates tension between the scientific and religious communities. This same debate raged within Darwin himself and played an important part in his marriage: Emma's faith gave Charles a lot to think about as he worked on his controversial theory. His wife's religious convictions made him rethink how the world would receive his ideas"--Publisher description.
Target Audience Note:	1020 Lexile.
Subjects:	Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, 1808-1896. Naturalists -- England -- Biography.
Notes:	Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2010. Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-262) and index. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 7.6 11. A Junior Library Guild selection Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2010. YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2010.
Contents:	Better than a dog -- Rat catching -- Conceal your doubts -- Where doors and windows stand open -- Little Miss Slip-Slop -- The next world -- The sensation of fear -- A leap -- A busy man -- Melancholy thoughts -- A whirl of noise and motion -- Heavy baggage, blazing fires -- Definition of happiness -- Pregnant thoughts -- Little animalcules -- Down in the country -- Sudden deaths -- Barnacles and babies -- Doing custards -- A fretful child -- God only know the issue -- A dear and good child -- Against the rules -- Terrible suffering -- the origins of "The Origin." -- Dependent on each other in so complex a manner -- What the Lord hath delivered -- Feeling, not reasoning -- Such a noise -- Mere trickery -- Warmth to the end -- Happy is the man -- Unasked questions -- So much to worship -- Acknowledgments -- Family tree -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
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LCCN:	2008026091
ISBN:	9780805087215 0805087214
Other Number:	192082404
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Control Number:	657349
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Call Number:	576.82092 Heiligma

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