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84) Charles Darwin
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring specially-commissioned footage shot at Down House, the home of Charles Darwin, this ... DVD tells the story of an extraordinary man who re-shaped scientific thinking and left the world an invaluable legacy. The program explores Darwin's personal life, looks at the impact of his work in his own time and on the modern world, and shows how both were profoundly influenced by his surroundings"--Container label.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
GN 350L
Language
English
Description
Charles Darwin's scientific work transformed the way people think about life on Earth. From his childhood in England to his pivotal ocean voyages, he took every opportunity to study the natural world. And he helped shape a new understanding of how life forms change over time. This graphic biography highlights Darwin's youthful push to become a naturalist―against the wishes of his stern father. It also shares a look at his field research, collaborations,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Darwin's foremost biographer, historian Janet Browne, delivers an accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwin's seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In this study,...
90) Charles Darwin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the English naturalist who, after collecting plants and animals from around the world, came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one: "It's like confessing to a murder." His torment resonates in society today -- in the challenge his incredibly powerful idea poses to our understanding of our world and ourselves. Darwin's Dangerous Idea interweaves the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing...
100) Charles Darwin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Charles Darwin, the man who caused a revolution in biological science with his theories on evolution, offered new insights into the orgin of living things and the relationships between various species. Follow Darwin's life story, from his childhood in England, and his expeditions around the world on board the H.M.S. Beagle, to his final years plagued by illnesses in Kent. Find out about his discoveries and how they are still affecting us today.
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