Pub Date: October 2, 2018
Dewey: 576.82
LCCN: 2017042047
Lexile Code: 1140
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 09 to 12
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 10.10" L x 11.50" W ( 2.55 lbs) 176 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Biology | History of Science | Zoology
Description: Originally published in 1859, "On the Origin of Species" is a groundbreaking and detailed study on ecological interrelatedness, the complexity of animal and plant life, and the realities of evolution. It's now available in a young readers edition with an Introduction, Glossary, modern insight and information, and more. Full color.
Brief description: Rebecca Stefoff published her first books when she was in college and has been writing ever since. She has written many nonfiction books for children and young adults, with an emphasis on science and history. Through her books, teenage readers can explore topics as varied as ghosts, robots, bacteria, evolution, women pioneers, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, forensic crime solving, and more. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Review Quotes: "The bible of evolution theory--condensed, glossed, furnished with updates, and enlivened with vivid photos and images... Big, bright nature photos or period engravings and paintings on nearly every large spread... Stefoff's frequent glosses and boxed side essays unpack major concepts, add historical context, explain how later scientific discoveries modify or support Darwin's broad picture, and even studiously point out where the author went wrong... handsomely presented and so close to the source... a glossy edition of one of science's most fundamental works."-- "Kirkus Reviews"