Inside the Beagle with Charles Darwin
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Written by Fiona Macdonald
48 pages |
About the Book
Climb aboard the Beagle and embark on an amazing journey of discovery with the young naturalist, Charles Darwin, who has yet to become the father of evolutionary biology. In these pages you will meet Darwin at the age of 22. You also will get to know the Beagle through detailed cut-away illustrations that reveal compartments, living quarters, service areas, rigging and equipment. You also will learn about a sailor’s day aboard the Beagle from what he ate to the navigation equipment he used, to how he worked the rigging.
To begin you will travel upriver with Darwin to a tropical rainforest, where you will encounter Indians and Condors. Then, as Darwin explores Cape Horn and the Terra Del Fuego, you will learn about famines, cannibals and matricide. You also will travel to the Pampas, the Andes, Santiago, and the Galapagos Islands, where you will learn about volcanoes, craters, and the natural history of reptiles, great tortoises, fish, insects and birds. From there you will travel to New Zealand, Australia, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, St. Helena, and home to England with Darwin. Finally, Darwin’s major discoveries during the journey and his conclusions will be explored. A section of voyage facts, a glossary and an index are included.
Awards and Reviews
“…the excellent, detailed cut-away images of the ship; open layouts, and numerous watercolor-and-ink pictures of life at sea will ignite children’s interest in Darwin’s work and ideas." – Booklist
