On The Origin of Species
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- Author：Sabina Radeva
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Summary
The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species。
'A long， long time ago， before humans even existed， the living world looked very different from how it looks today。'
For most of human history， people believed that everything in the world was created at once。 But scientists started to challenge that idea and in 1859 Charles Darwin， a naturalist and biologist， wrote a famous book called On the Origin of Species that revolutionised the way that we have understood evolution ever since。
Now molecular biologist and illustrator Sabina Radeva has recreated Darwin's most famous work as a beautifully illustrated book。 The stunning pictures bring the theory of evolution to life for young readers， and anyone who wants to learn about evolution。
Pulling together Darwin's observations from his travels around the world and his ground-breaking explanation of how species form， develop， and change over hundreds of thousands of years， On The Origin of Species is as relevant and important now as it ever was。
A very important project， most beautifully realised。 Sabina Radeva's thoughtful text and gorgeous pictures together tell the story of On The Origin of Species， and of Evolution itself， with clarity， humour and great charm。 - Emma Darwin
An entrancing picture-book retelling of Darwin's on the Origin of Species 。。。 filled with informative， beautifully designed diagrams and maps。 - The Guardian
'A long， long time ago， before humans even existed， the living world looked very different from how it looks today。'
For most of human history， people believed that everything in the world was created at once。 But scientists started to challenge that idea and in 1859 Charles Darwin， a naturalist and biologist， wrote a famous book called On the Origin of Species that revolutionised the way that we have understood evolution ever since。
Now molecular biologist and illustrator Sabina Radeva has recreated Darwin's most famous work as a beautifully illustrated book。 The stunning pictures bring the theory of evolution to life for young readers， and anyone who wants to learn about evolution。
Pulling together Darwin's observations from his travels around the world and his ground-breaking explanation of how species form， develop， and change over hundreds of thousands of years， On The Origin of Species is as relevant and important now as it ever was。
A very important project， most beautifully realised。 Sabina Radeva's thoughtful text and gorgeous pictures together tell the story of On The Origin of Species， and of Evolution itself， with clarity， humour and great charm。 - Emma Darwin
An entrancing picture-book retelling of Darwin's on the Origin of Species 。。。 filled with informative， beautifully designed diagrams and maps。 - The Guardian
Reviews
Jes
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A beautiful picture full of condensed， simplified information from On the Origin of Species。 Definitely need to add to my personal collection。
Jessica
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4。5 Stars for this wonderful adaptation for younger readers。 My only quibble is an illustration showing the monkeys then men — although the author explains this misconception away in the back matter， I fear the illustration will cause some confusion。
Mehsi
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A very very beautiful and interesting book about Darwin， Origin of species and evolution。 Loved reading it， so interesting and loved that there were quotes from Darwin/Darwin's book included。 While I knew most of the things written in this book I still learned the odd bit here and there。 And given how it was written and the gorgeous illustrations I had no problem reading the bits that I already knew。 Be sure to also check out the absolutely GORGEOUS endpapers/endpages of this book。 Those butterf A very very beautiful and interesting book about Darwin， Origin of species and evolution。 Loved reading it， so interesting and loved that there were quotes from Darwin/Darwin's book included。 While I knew most of the things written in this book I still learned the odd bit here and there。 And given how it was written and the gorgeous illustrations I had no problem reading the bits that I already knew。 Be sure to also check out the absolutely GORGEOUS endpapers/endpages of this book。 Those butterflies and beetles are just so pretty！ 。。。more
Erin
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An accessible and interesting presentation of “On the Origin of Species，” including additional context beyond the original contents。
Aslı Denizalp
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Çizimleri o kadar güzel ki。。。 🤍
The Silvan Reverie | Sarah Street
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A stunning， informative， and engaging age-appropriate take on Darwin's important work。 This book is aimed at 5-8 year olds and I think does such an excellent job that children older than that will enjoy it as well。 The information is presented in a logical progression and contextualizes facts with detailed illustrations。 I love that there is an easy narrative to follow as you read through this but it also includes little asides of more detail through infographics or illustrated blocks。 The book A stunning， informative， and engaging age-appropriate take on Darwin's important work。 This book is aimed at 5-8 year olds and I think does such an excellent job that children older than that will enjoy it as well。 The information is presented in a logical progression and contextualizes facts with detailed illustrations。 I love that there is an easy narrative to follow as you read through this but it also includes little asides of more detail through infographics or illustrated blocks。 The book includes snippet's of Darwin's life， quotes， and references along the way to appendixes where readers can learn a bit more about a particular topic。Again， one thing I love most about this is the way in which the narrative is organized--there is no need for a Table of Contents！ I do think the amount of text could be a bit much in one sitting for many 5 year olds， but certainly this contains enough where you can revisit the book in different sections。 This is a true celebration of science at its best。 It celebrates curiosity and asking questions as well as the wonder of our natural world。 It's a beautiful and memorable book。 。。。more
Payal Sachdeva
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Review : Charles Darwin’s on the Origin of Species retold and illustrated by The book has beautiful illustrations and evolution described so succinctly ， making it a succulent read 。 My sons loved reading it。 It covers myriad of topics， viz ; theory of evolution ， natural selection ， what are species ， natural variations ， geological imperfections etc ！
Samantha Pope
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Children are very fortunate these days to have access to an increasingly wider range of non-fiction books than in the past， and many of these are not only informative but also beautiful to look at。 This is the case with Sabina Radeva’s retelling of On the Origins of Species – a picture book that seeks to explain Darwin’s ideas to younger readers。I was astounded to see that this book’s origins lie in a Kickstarter project – I would have thought it would have been picked up immediately by a publis Children are very fortunate these days to have access to an increasingly wider range of non-fiction books than in the past， and many of these are not only informative but also beautiful to look at。 This is the case with Sabina Radeva’s retelling of On the Origins of Species – a picture book that seeks to explain Darwin’s ideas to younger readers。I was astounded to see that this book’s origins lie in a Kickstarter project – I would have thought it would have been picked up immediately by a publisher。 Not so， but it was soon acquired when the clever folks at Penguin Random House saw the originality and beauty of the book。 The fact that Radeva is a scientist lends this the necessary gravitas too – she studied Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute in Germany before leaving science years later to train as an illustrator and graphic designer。 This combination of skills is perfect for bringing Darwin’s ideas to a younger audience – or even an older one; I appreciated the way in which Radeva explained what can be quite complicated science in an approachable way。 The brief summary of Darwin’s major contributions is very helpful too – when my brain-fogged mind struggled to retain everything I’d just read， this helped bring the salient points back to the forefront！The illustrations are beautiful and detailed， as one might expect。 They help make the subject matter come to life for younger readers – anatomical but not dry， factual but warm。 This career change for Radeva has paid off well and I look forward to seeing more of her books。 。。。more
Neha Bansal
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Illustrations are beautiful but I think the book is too brief to encapsulate the whole idea。。。。but m not complaining。。。 it's charming Illustrations are beautiful but I think the book is too brief to encapsulate the whole idea。。。。but m not complaining。。。 it's charming 。。。more
Dorothy
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I ordered this from the library， however I accidentally ordered this children’s book about the origin of the species instead of the book by him。 Yikes。 I read it anyways。 However if you have a young child this is an excellent introduction to the book which I actually read many years ago。 I’d have loved this book as a child。
Sarah
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Even in this simplified form， this is not an easy topic to understand。 It is broad and complex。 I feel like it's the kind of book that can be reread over and over again and you will discover more and deeper understanding。 It's also a book that you can read in parts and focus on each area to learn more。 The illustrations are beautiful。 Even in this simplified form， this is not an easy topic to understand。 It is broad and complex。 I feel like it's the kind of book that can be reread over and over again and you will discover more and deeper understanding。 It's also a book that you can read in parts and focus on each area to learn more。 The illustrations are beautiful。 。。。more
Hang Le
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Phiên bản minh hoạ cực kỳ xinh đẹp những nội dung cơ bản nhất về nguồn gốc các loài ❤️
Charlotte
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Beautifully illustrated but contains many quotes that detract from young readers ability to focus on the "story。" Otherwise very enjoyable。 Beautifully illustrated but contains many quotes that detract from young readers ability to focus on the "story。" Otherwise very enjoyable。 。。。more
Breighton
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Genre: informational nonfictionGrade: 2I loved the illustrations in this book！ I personally， wouldn't read it to children， because I don't remember learning about evolution and adaptation until 8th grade， and I think that can be a controversial topic。 However， this was an educational book and I liked that it briefly shared a few different theories。 Genre: informational nonfictionGrade: 2I loved the illustrations in this book！ I personally， wouldn't read it to children， because I don't remember learning about evolution and adaptation until 8th grade， and I think that can be a controversial topic。 However， this was an educational book and I liked that it briefly shared a few different theories。 。。。more
Axl Oswaldo
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Un libro maravilloso y con un lenguaje muy sencillo y ameno， ideal para el público al que va dirigido （niños en edad escolar como mínimo） y por qué no， para los más grandes también。Se trata de una adaptación de la obra de Charles Darwin， donde la autora sabe combinar los conceptos que explica —como la selección natural， variación de las especies， etc。— de una manera entretenida y didáctica， al acompañar cada página con preciosas ilustraciones。En conclusión， todo el contenido me gustó mucho y me Un libro maravilloso y con un lenguaje muy sencillo y ameno， ideal para el público al que va dirigido （niños en edad escolar como mínimo） y por qué no， para los más grandes también。Se trata de una adaptación de la obra de Charles Darwin， donde la autora sabe combinar los conceptos que explica —como la selección natural， variación de las especies， etc。— de una manera entretenida y didáctica， al acompañar cada página con preciosas ilustraciones。En conclusión， todo el contenido me gustó mucho y me transportó a mis primeros conocimientos de la infancia。¡Muy recomendable！ 。。。more
Zdravka Boudinova
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A very good kid’s book。 Very nice illustrated and very nice representation of the Darwin’s theory。
Fantastiske Familie Bøger
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Bogen er en genfortælling af arternes oprindelse， skrevet i børnehøjde。 Bogen er brugt som højtlæsningsbog for Sarah på 9 år。 Forfatteren formidler det meget tunge stof meget pædagogisk， men det er stadig meget abstrakt for en ni årig， at forstå at en art kan udvikle sig over tid。 Det der fangede mest var de meget flotte illustrationer， det er virkelig en æstetisk smuk bog。 Set fra et voksen perspektiv er det en spændende og oplysende bog， der kan bidrage med viden， og det er hyggeligt og berige Bogen er en genfortælling af arternes oprindelse， skrevet i børnehøjde。 Bogen er brugt som højtlæsningsbog for Sarah på 9 år。 Forfatteren formidler det meget tunge stof meget pædagogisk， men det er stadig meget abstrakt for en ni årig， at forstå at en art kan udvikle sig over tid。 Det der fangede mest var de meget flotte illustrationer， det er virkelig en æstetisk smuk bog。 Set fra et voksen perspektiv er det en spændende og oplysende bog， der kan bidrage med viden， og det er hyggeligt og berigende at læse den med sine børn。 Sarah fortæller at det bedste ved bogen var at alle hunde stammer fra ulven og at alle duer har den samme stamfader。 。。。more
Ozgecan
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Zevk alarak okudum。 Kimse çocuk kitaplarının bu kadar güzel olacağını söylememişti。 Konunun derlenmesi， sondaki notlar， doğru bilinen yanlışlar ve illüstrasyonlar çok başarılıydı。Yazar Moleküler Biyoloji yüksek lisansını tamamladıktan sonra daha illüstratör olmaya karar vermiş ve bu kitap da bir kikstarter projesi ile hayata geçmiş。 Bu kısmı da ayrıca ilham verici 💛
Merida
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Bilimsel bir dille evrimi özetleyen bu kitabın çocukların gözlem， doğa ve bilim ilgilerini artıracağını düşünüyorum。 Kitabın resimleri de çok güzel。 Teşekkürler Charles Darwin 💝
Amy
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This beautiful book written and illustrated by Sabina Radeva， is a great entry into any children's library。 The artwork is beautiful and engaging。 My 6 year old just loved looking at the pictures and asking questions。 It is an excellent primer in Darwin's theories and has updated scientific discoveries in the appendix。 This beautiful book written and illustrated by Sabina Radeva， is a great entry into any children's library。 The artwork is beautiful and engaging。 My 6 year old just loved looking at the pictures and asking questions。 It is an excellent primer in Darwin's theories and has updated scientific discoveries in the appendix。 。。。more
Emma
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I’m probs never going to read the actual book， and this was a nice， simple overview of the main ideas。
Linda
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This is a lovely picture book for young school-age children。 With rich illustrations， wonderful quotes， and well-thought narrative， the life and work of Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution is explained。 An Author’s Note， Appendix， and Misconceptions give further explanation on Darwin and evolution。 This book would be a wonderful adventure for a child and parent/caregiver to share together。
Kat
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5/5My kid loves reading this。 Great for introducing the concept of evolution at a level understandable by children。 The illustrations are beautiful and my little one loves finding all the little creatures on the pages。
Jota-p
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Este livro é uma excelente maneira de ajudar a explicar ao público infantil a teoria da evolução por selecção natural。 Está escrito e ilustrado de forma fascinante。 Achei brilhante incluir-se， mesmo no final do livro， um capítulo dedicado às "Ideias erradas" que por vezes a teoria da evolução por selecção natural de Darwin pode suscitar: a teoria da evolução não explica a origem da vida na Terra; a teoria da evolução não prova que o Homem descende dos macacos; a evolução não acontece quando um t Este livro é uma excelente maneira de ajudar a explicar ao público infantil a teoria da evolução por selecção natural。 Está escrito e ilustrado de forma fascinante。 Achei brilhante incluir-se， mesmo no final do livro， um capítulo dedicado às "Ideias erradas" que por vezes a teoria da evolução por selecção natural de Darwin pode suscitar: a teoria da evolução não explica a origem da vida na Terra; a teoria da evolução não prova que o Homem descende dos macacos; a evolução não acontece quando um tipo de animal nasce de outro tipo de animal; pode não parecer， mas é possível ver a evolução a acontecer （o exemplo da traça das bétulas）。Antes disso， é feito um breve resumo da teoria da evolução por selecção natural: todos os seres vivos nascem com ligeiras variações; algumas dessas variações contribuem para a sobrevivência e a procriação， sendo transmitidas de geração em geração; os seres de uma determinada espécie que sobrevivem estão mais bem adaptados à vida e à reprodução num determinado ambiente; as características úteis que são transmitidas de geração e geração tornar-se-ão mais frequentes， conduzindo à evolução。 。。。more
Rosie
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A child friendly version of Charles Darwin’s well known book。 The illustrations are lovely and the text is transformed into a child friendly format。I really like that at the end of the book there is a quick summary surrounding Darwin’s Theory of Evolution as it summarises points to ensure clarity。The appendix does a great job of explaining the finer details， also accompanied by illustrations。 The author also addresses common misconceptions surrounding Evolution - this is particularly useful for A child friendly version of Charles Darwin’s well known book。 The illustrations are lovely and the text is transformed into a child friendly format。I really like that at the end of the book there is a quick summary surrounding Darwin’s Theory of Evolution as it summarises points to ensure clarity。The appendix does a great job of explaining the finer details， also accompanied by illustrations。 The author also addresses common misconceptions surrounding Evolution - this is particularly useful for lesson planning！ I think it’s also really great that the author also includes recommendations for books which are similar to their own and are also informative picture books on the topic of Darwin’s theory。 。。。more
Beth
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Radeva's goal is to present Darwin's book to kids， although she also gives some background on Darwin's life which I don't remember from his book so I kept forgetting that this wasn't a biography but an attempt to present his work to kids。 The illustrations are carefully and delicately drawn （pencil？） and there is a fun twist where she includes many insects that are labeled on the end pages and challenges readers to identify them as Darwin would have。It does a good job of writing in an interestin Radeva's goal is to present Darwin's book to kids， although she also gives some background on Darwin's life which I don't remember from his book so I kept forgetting that this wasn't a biography but an attempt to present his work to kids。 The illustrations are carefully and delicately drawn （pencil？） and there is a fun twist where she includes many insects that are labeled on the end pages and challenges readers to identify them as Darwin would have。It does a good job of writing in an interesting and clear way and presenting Darwin's premise and the details of natural selection， complete with a page on the eyeball showing its steady development from light sensitive patches。 This is straight from the book， since creationist pointed to complex structures like the eyeball as evidence against natural selection; it was thought that the value of incomplete structures would not be strong enough to drive evolution。The back matter includes an author's note discussing the translation from dry science book into kid-appropriate picture book， quick looks at related topics （Wallace， the less rich guy who also came up with the theory of evolution， later science such as DNA and epigenetics that add nuance， common misconceptions， and then a glossary of some of the scientific terms and some recommended reading。 It's a big， friendly， science-affirming book about an important concept in biology。 。。。more
Svetoslava
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A super beautiful book we've read hundreds of times with my 4-year old daughter。 💕 A super beautiful book we've read hundreds of times with my 4-year old daughter。 💕 。。。more
Éimear S。 Meehan
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Although this is primarily a children's book， it really developed my understanding of evolution， and helped smooth out any kinks in my understanding。 I would really recommend this book as a starting point and as a knowledge refresher for the theory of evolution。The book is beautifully illustrated and I believe people of all ages could gain something from reading this。 Although this is primarily a children's book， it really developed my understanding of evolution， and helped smooth out any kinks in my understanding。 I would really recommend this book as a starting point and as a knowledge refresher for the theory of evolution。The book is beautifully illustrated and I believe people of all ages could gain something from reading this。 。。。more
Tiwary Amit
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How brilliant a book this is！ This is for generations to come。 Sabina Radeva， we are indebted。
Yelania Nightwalker
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¿Han leído El origen de las especies de Charles Darwin？Si no lo han leído pero quieren hacerlo o si desean que sus hijos o estudiantes tengan un acercamiento a las teorías de Darwin， esta edición adaptada e ilustrada por Sabina Radeva es preciosa y muy detallada。 Ha tomado un libro complejo y lo ha explicado de un modo fácil y fascinante a la vez haciendo que los conceptos queden clarísimos。La edad recomendada es de 5-9 años pero la verdad es que cualquier amante de la naturaleza lo va a dis ¿Han leído El origen de las especies de Charles Darwin？Si no lo han leído pero quieren hacerlo o si desean que sus hijos o estudiantes tengan un acercamiento a las teorías de Darwin， esta edición adaptada e ilustrada por Sabina Radeva es preciosa y muy detallada。 Ha tomado un libro complejo y lo ha explicado de un modo fácil y fascinante a la vez haciendo que los conceptos queden clarísimos。La edad recomendada es de 5-9 años pero la verdad es que cualquier amante de la naturaleza lo va a disfrutar de principio a fin。 A nosotras nos encantó。 。。。more
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