darwin, charles

In nineteenth-century England, young Charles Darwin rejects the more traditional careers of physician and clergyman, choosing instead to embark on a dangerous five-year journey by ship to explore the natural world.

Examines the personality as well as the thought process which led this naturalist to his discoveries which have helped shape our understanding of the natural world.

A biography of English naturalist Charles Darwin that provides an account of the personality behind evolutionary theory and the affect of his work on his personal life, such as his relationship with his religious wife.

In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.

Explores how Charles Darwin's "The Origin of the Species" and "The Descent of Man" forever changed scientists' and society's views of life on earth and man's place in the natural order.

Chronicles the 1831 voyage of young Charles Darwin aboard the British Navy ship HMS Beagle on his scientific journey around the world.

Describes the life and work of the renowned nineteenth-century biologist who transformed conventional Western thought with his theory of natural evolution.

Colorful illustrations and text provide a brief biography of Charles Darwin, and describes his childhood and education, his expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1831 where he discovered many new animals and insects, and his return to England in 1835 where he continued to study his findings.

"Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--.