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The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin Naturalist, Geologist and Thinker

Resource Type

Book - Child

Description

Product Description "In this brilliant presentation of a revolutionary thinker's life, the picture book becomes an art form As far as I can judge, I am not apt to follow blindly the lead of other men . . . Charles Darwin was, above all else, an independent thinker who continues even now to influence the way we look at the natural world. His endless curiosity and passion for detail resulted in a wealth of notebooks, diaries, correspondence, and published writings that Peter Sís transforms into a visual treasure trove. A multilayered journey through Darwin's world, The Tree of Life begins with his childhood and traces the arc of his life through university and career, following him around the globe on the voyage of the Beagle, and home to a quiet but momentous life devoted to science and family..."

Ages

4 years - 8 years.

Languages

English

ISBN

0374456283

Author

Peter Sís

Publication

2003 Farrar Straus and Giroux

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