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Charles Darwin´s Around-the-World Adventure
Jennifer Thermes
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Description for Charles Darwin´s Around-the-World Adventure
Hardback. This impressive picture book biography charts Charles Darwin's adventures on the Beagle Num Pages: 48 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: YBCS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 290 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 550.
Charles Darwin was a scientist by profession but an explorer at heart. At age 22, Darwin embarked on his first voyage aboard a ship called the Beagle. This picture book follows Charles as he explores South America for the first time, collecting insects, galloping with Gauchos, digging up dinosaur bones, eating armadillo for breakfast, and making early discoveries related to evolution and natural selection. He encounters a volcano, a glacier and an earthquake and survives a harrowing five-year journey before returning home to England, determined to devote his life to the natural world. Complete with mesmerizing map work charting his ... Read more
Charles Darwin was a scientist by profession but an explorer at heart. At age 22, Darwin embarked on his first voyage aboard a ship called the Beagle. This picture book follows Charles as he explores South America for the first time, collecting insects, galloping with Gauchos, digging up dinosaur bones, eating armadillo for breakfast, and making early discoveries related to evolution and natural selection. He encounters a volcano, a glacier and an earthquake and survives a harrowing five-year journey before returning home to England, determined to devote his life to the natural world. Complete with mesmerizing map work charting his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419721205
SKU
V9781419721205
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Jennifer Thermes
Jennifer Thermes is a children's book author/illustrator and map illustrator. When not making art, she loves to read and work in her garden. She lives with her family, two cats, one dog, and an assortment of uninvited mice in an 18th-century farmhouse in Connecticut.
Reviews for Charles Darwin´s Around-the-World Adventure
A notable choice for both STEM curricula and family sharing.
Kirkus A colorful, childlike presentation of Darwin's eye-opening voyage of discovery.
Booklist Cartophiles and observers of human nature alike will enjoy this book.
School Library Connection
Kirkus A colorful, childlike presentation of Darwin's eye-opening voyage of discovery.
Booklist Cartophiles and observers of human nature alike will enjoy this book.
School Library Connection