Who Was Charles Darwin?

Name: Who Was Charles Darwin?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
ISBN: 9780525629290

Author: Deborah Hopkinson

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Kevin Pariseau

Unabridged: 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 03/26/2019

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, History, Exploration & Discovery, Science & Nature, Discoveries, Biographical

Synopsis

As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded for conducting “useless” experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would change people's understanding of the natural world. This audiobook will make Darwin and his theory of evolution an exciting discovery for every young listener.

About The Author

Deborah Hopkinson's most recent book is the ALA Award-Winning Apples to Oregon. Her other titles include Under the Quilt of Night and Fannie in the Kitchen. She lives in Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynn on February 20, 2011

This is a great biography of Charles Darwin for kids. I learned things about Charles Darwin I never knew before! Charles Darwin tried to begin careers as a doctor and as a clergyman but scientist was always his first choice. He had to temper his interest with the religious beliefs of the day and wha......more

Goodreads review by Viv on March 24, 2016

This is an excellent biography of Charles Darwin for sharing with children. I thought it did a very good job of setting Darwin's ideas within the context of his life and times, and was interesting enough to keep the attention of my two sons, aged 11 and 6.......more