naturalists

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.

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.

Based on notes kept by Charles Darwin during his journey aboard the H.M.S. Beagle.

A biography of the naturalist and explorer who helped found the Sierra Club and was influential in the development of our national park system.

A collection of twenty letters written by Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson that discuss his life and career.

A fictional account of the life of the nineteenth-century philosopher and nature writer, Henry David Thoreau.

Contains selections from books, letters, essays, and scientific papers by Charles Darwin.

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

A fictional journal in which Joseph Mason, the thirteen-year-old assistant to John James Audubon, describes the experiences he shared with his master during their eighteen month trip down the Mississippi studying and drawing the birds they found along the way.

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.