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Darwin and Evolution for Kids His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities

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ISBN-10: 1556525028

ISBN-13: 9781556525025

Edition: 2003

Authors: Kristan Lawson

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 11.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Native Californians Kristan Lawson and Anneli Rufus are the authors of several successful travel guides, including "Weird Europe" for St. Martin's Press, and "America Off the Wall: The West Coast," They live in Berkeley, California.