Children's Nonfiction Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Evolution
How We and All Living Things Came to Be
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2010
- Category
- Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, Discoveries, Fossils
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554534302
- Publish Date
- Feb 2010
- List Price
- $19.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781771381949
- Publish Date
- Jan 2013
- List Price
- $19.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 13
- Grade: 3 to 8
- Reading age: 8 to 13
Description
Evolution is the process that created the terrible teeth of Tyrannosaurus rex and the complex human brain, clever enough to understand the workings of nature. Young readers will learn how a British naturalist named Charles Darwin studied nature and developed his now-famous concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest. And how modern-day science has added to our understanding of the theory of evolution.
Can something as complex and wondrous as the natural world be explained by a simple theory? The answer is yes, and now Evolution explains how in a way that makes it easy to understand.
About the author
Daniel Loxton is Editor of Junior Skeptic, the children's section of Skeptic magazine, a quarterly science education and science advocacy magazine published by the nonprofit Skeptics Society. Daniel is the author and illustrator of Evolution. He lives in Victoria, B.C.
Awards
- Short-listed, Norma Fleck Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre
- Short-listed, Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association
- Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre
- Winner, Lane Anderson Book Award, Fitzhenry Family Foundation
Editorial Reviews
Beautifully illustrated and elegantly written, any child interested in the story of life will be fascinated by it.—Wired Magazine
... this title will appeal to researchers.—School Library Journal
What could have been a dreary march through the fossil records is kept light and accessible by Loxton's sense of humor and breezy prose style.—Quill & Quire
Librarian Reviews
Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be
The amazing story of life on earth is discussed in this comprehensive introduction to the theory of evolution. Including topics from Charles Darwin to modern-day science, such frequently asked questions as these are answered: how do we know that evolution happens and, if it does, where are the transitional fossils? Enhanced with computer-generated images, illustrations and photographs, this account of how evolution works is a fascinating read.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2011.
