Let real-life scientists Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria Sadowski enlighten you about the fascinating facts of evolution: what it is and how it works. Dive into the history of life on Earth and learn about the theory of natural selection that Sarah's great-great-grandfather, Charles Darwin, and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace came up with together. In this beautifully illustrated book, feature spreads explain the important things that you need to know and a timeline plots the history of life on Earth.--Publisher marketing.
Language
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 269 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-1-912920-54-9 (9781912920549)
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Dr Sarah Darwin originally trained as an artist and then as a scientist, specializing botany. She spent several years living and working in the Galápagos Islands and studying the Galápagos tomatoes there. More recently she has been part of a project in Berlin studying nightingales. Sarah is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin and works at the Museum Für Naturkunde, Berlin.
Dr Eva-Maria Sadowski is a palaeobotanist, who mainly studies plant remains that are enclosed in amber. Eva lives in Berlin and works at the Museum Für Naturkunde, Berlin.
Olga Baumert is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. Originally from Poland, she studied Fine Art and Jewellery before moving to the UK where she received her degree in Graphic Design and Illustration at De Montfort University. Olga currently lives and works in Leicester, UK.
