Product Description

The story behind Charles DarwinÂ’s Theory of Evolution from the fun and fabulous Robert Winston Join Robert Winston for an amazing look at the story of evolutionary science and the way Charles DarwinÂ’s revolutionary theories changed the world. Explore lands of fire, meet curious creatures, and peer into the future, as you follow Darwin on his epic voyage in search of the origins of species. Discover how previous thinkers believed life began and the dramatic developments since DarwinÂ’s era. Find out how theories developed after Darwin, with modern scientists revealing the secrets of genes and DNA and showing what lies in the future. ItÂ’s the origins of you, your friends, and every living thing on Earth!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11653 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Review
Brilliant, entertaining and canny (The Observer on What Makes Me Me? )

'Brilliant, entertaining and canny' The Observer on What Makes Me Me? 'instant pickupability . . . a useful addition to the school library.' Guardian on It's Elementary

About the Author
A household name thanks to popular TV series that include The Human Body, which won three baftas, Superhuman, Walking with Cavemen and The Human Mind, Lord Winston's pioneering work in the field of human fertility helped thousands of childless couples have "miracle babies" and earned him an outstanding international reputation. A winner of the Royal Society's prestigious Michael Faraday Gold Award, he was made a life peer in 1995. He is Emiritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London, and an active researcher in reproductive physiology.

Customer Reviews

Dip into this book
Visually very appealing in the typical DK style - lots of pictures and the pages are broken up into little pieces of text in different fonts so it is easy for children to dip into. I'd say that they won't learn the whole story from this, but it gives them enough to become interested. In my opinion some of it is way over the head of an 8-year old (e.g. genetics, cloning) and the vocabulary is quite advanced, so I needed to sit down and read it together with my children to explain more. I'd say it is best suited to older children 9+, and very well laid out and illustrated.

MY BOOK
I found this book very interesting, and found out lots of things I did not know. Harry Webb aged 10.

Darwin for kids
This book is perfect for children that so frequently ask "why". Many answers in a style for children of all ages up to 70! Excellent.
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