The Riverbank - Hardcover

Darwin, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568462077 ISBN 13: 9781568462073

Publisher: Creative Editions, 2010

Synopsis

Illustrates the final paragraph of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species."

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist and author best-known for his revolutionary theories on the origin of species, human evolution, and natural selection. A life-long interest in the natural world led Darwin to neglect his medical studies and instead embark on a five-year scientific voyage on the HMS Beagle, where he established his reputation as a geologist and gathered much of the evidence that fuelled his later theories.A prolific writer, Darwin s most famous published works include The Voyage of the Beagle, On the Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. Darwin died in 1882, and in recognition of his contributions to science, is buried in Westminster Abbey along with John Herschel and Isaac Newton.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3–6—A series of illustrations of a country riverbank are accompanied by the final paragraph about Darwin's groundbreaking On the Origin of Species. The paintings show a young boy and his dog as they explore the flora and fauna that populate both the river and the area surrounding it. The lush, detailed watercolors provide plenty for readers to discover. There is movement and life throughout, and the large font and white space help to create a visually pleasing book. However, the text is complex even with the illustrations to help interpret it and the definitions of terms in the back matter. It is difficult to identify the audience for this one. Complicated concepts and an old-fashioned sentence structure ("There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one...") will derail sharing this book with groups, but individual children may find something in the pictures to keep them absorbed. As a vehicle for the artwork, the book does work, but as a means of introducing Darwin or his ideas, it falls short.—Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Creative Editions
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1568462077
• ISBN 13: 9781568462073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Negrin Fabian