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2) Darwin
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Description
A picture book biography which reveals the assembling of Darwin's most profound idea: the survival of the fittest.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charles Darwin lived in the Victorian era, a time of great change. Many people were debating how life on Earth began. In his twenties, Darwin went on a five-year sea voyage around the world. It shook up his ideas about how life evolved. His radical new insight, natural selection, was so controversial that he feared revealing it for more than twenty years. His classic, "On the Origin of Species," has been called the best science book ever written;...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Junior Library Guild selection How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem? On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5" nectary, the place where flowers make nectar, the sweet liquid that insects and birds eat. How, he wondered, did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to find the answer. After experiments, he made...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of "stuff" by introducing eight scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover" --
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Explores the scientific relevance of an exotic frog discovered by Charles Darwin in 1834, describing how researchers came to the surprising realization that the males of the species care for their developing young.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Charles Darwin, the scientist who changed the way people see the world. Although he didn't do very well at school, Charles Darwin was passionately curious about wildlife, humans and plants. After a journey to South America, he developed his landmark theory: that all living things are related. Today, he is regarded as one of the most...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Darwin's deep curiosity about the natural world inspired the intensive research that led him to develop his theory of evolution. This fascinating book offers a lucid explanation of how natural selection drives evolution. It also explains how Darwin came to his revolutionary conclusions. Historical photographs, a useful timeline, and an enlightening page of science facts will help readers get the most out of this resource.
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