evolution

Presents all the facts on finches, fossils, and more in this cool look at Darwin's "greatest idea.".

Traces the development of man, from early prehistoric ancestors to the modern tool-user who walks upright.

A novel in free verse poems, in which visitors, spectators, and residents of Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925 describe the Scopes "monkey trial" and its effects on that small town and its citizens.

Examines the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" trial which took place in Dayton, Ohio when science teacher John Scopes was charged with teaching evolution in the public school, his defense by Clarence Darrow, and the effect of the trial on society and public education.

Discusses early theories of evolution, the work of Darwin, fossil and other evidence, and the effects of evolution on us and the future.

Traces the discoveries and theories that support Darwin's ideas about evolution.

Explores the origins of life on Earth, by studying the fossils of the past, from the early plants and animals, through the age of dinosaurs, and the coming of humans.

Discusses Darwin's struggle to develop the theory of evolution that transformed the way people saw themselves and life on Earth.

Traces the evolution of human beings from the creation of the universe to the advent of the Neanderthals. Also discusses how archaeologists use available evidence to reconstruct the past.

When her father hatches a plan to bring publicity to their small Tennessee town by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen-year-old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs about religion and truth, as well as her relationship with her father.