Who Was Charles Darwin?
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Summary
As a young boy， Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting “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。 About 100 illustrations and a clear， exciting text will make Darwin and his theory of evolution an exciting discovery for every young reader。
Reviews
Jessica
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Review para professores （5º ano）Livro fácil， com explicações de alguns temas， ou palavras。Introdução para a vida de Charles Darwin com o tema “Teoria da Evolução”。Conhecendo a vida do autor da teoria， os alunos terão mais facilidade e interesse por sua obra。
Mikaela
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Genre: BiographyGrade Level: 2nd-5thI enjoyed reading through this book as Darwin's theories can be controversial in the Christian community。 I learned so much about who Charles Darwin was as a person， which led me to think he was more than just a genius: he might be credible with his theory。 His love for learning inspired him to travel for five years on a ship， and traveling the world is something I've considered doing just to get out of my bubble！ It was cool to learn he was a minister， though Genre: BiographyGrade Level: 2nd-5thI enjoyed reading through this book as Darwin's theories can be controversial in the Christian community。 I learned so much about who Charles Darwin was as a person， which led me to think he was more than just a genius: he might be credible with his theory。 His love for learning inspired him to travel for five years on a ship， and traveling the world is something I've considered doing just to get out of my bubble！ It was cool to learn he was a minister， though unfortunate he turned away from religion some when he started losing children。 It's a good reminder to stay strong in your faith and lean into God more when times are hard。 。。。more
Shubhiasthana
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Detailed well。
Susan
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A short summary of Charles Darwin's life 。。。 how he followed his instinctual and endless curiosity of nature， continuously researching and experimenting and became one of the world's most famous scientists。 His many notes and observations resulted in two famous books: "The Origin of Species" and "The Descent of Man"。"Today Charles Darwin's ideas [about evolution and natural selection] are considered a cornerstone of modern science。 。。。。 And scientists have been able to fill in information for mu A short summary of Charles Darwin's life 。。。 how he followed his instinctual and endless curiosity of nature， continuously researching and experimenting and became one of the world's most famous scientists。 His many notes and observations resulted in two famous books: "The Origin of Species" and "The Descent of Man"。"Today Charles Darwin's ideas [about evolution and natural selection] are considered a cornerstone of modern science。 。。。。 And scientists have been able to fill in information for much of what he could only guess at。" 。。。more
David
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Who Was Charles Darwin？ by Deborah Hopkinson is a short but detailed overview of the life of the naturalist who joined a five-year around-the-world journey of exploration as the ship's naturalist。 As such he collected samples of various plant and animal species making drawings and noted his observations in a journal he kept of the venture。 Upon his return to England he organized his notes and samples to begin work on a book about his experiences and his observations。 He began to develop his theo Who Was Charles Darwin？ by Deborah Hopkinson is a short but detailed overview of the life of the naturalist who joined a five-year around-the-world journey of exploration as the ship's naturalist。 As such he collected samples of various plant and animal species making drawings and noted his observations in a journal he kept of the venture。 Upon his return to England he organized his notes and samples to begin work on a book about his experiences and his observations。 He began to develop his theories about evolution that he recognized would be very controversial as it presented contradictions to most religious dogma。 The author provides biographical information about Charles Darwin as well as details about his voyage on the Beagle and his scientific observations。 Darwin is best known for his writings On The Origin Of Species， The Descent Of Man， The Voyage Of The Beagle， A Naturalist's Voyage Round The World， and others。 With time Darwin's theories gained increasing credibility in the general population who felt they provided answers to the big questions about human history。 。。。more
Amelia
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I didn’t like this book that much but I learned the Charles Darwin was the person who created the theory of evolution。
Katie
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Great little books for children and for us adults who want to brush up on our trivia knowledge about historical figures。 I'd heard of Charles Darwin， but couldn't have told you much about him before reading this。 Great little books for children and for us adults who want to brush up on our trivia knowledge about historical figures。 I'd heard of Charles Darwin， but couldn't have told you much about him before reading this。 。。。more
Jerrid Kruse
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Given the intended audience （young students）， the book is well done and includes Darwin’s early decisions to become a scientist， his struggle with publishing his work， the role of Wallace， and his later work。 I appreciated the attention to the concept of theory in science。 The book， like all the books in the series， perhaps gives a bit too much credit to the main character。 Much was known about evolution before Darwin other than the mechanism。 A close reading is accurate， but an cursory reading Given the intended audience （young students）， the book is well done and includes Darwin’s early decisions to become a scientist， his struggle with publishing his work， the role of Wallace， and his later work。 I appreciated the attention to the concept of theory in science。 The book， like all the books in the series， perhaps gives a bit too much credit to the main character。 Much was known about evolution before Darwin other than the mechanism。 A close reading is accurate， but an cursory reading could be misleading。 。。。more
Maria Årdal
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There are not many Who Was books that I realy like， but Who Was Charles Darwin is so good。 Althogh all of Who Was books are good。
Payton
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Biography （Free Choice）Awards: No awards found Audience: Grades 3-7-This book is a simplified biography because it isn't very extensive reading for less fluent readers and it contains a lot of pictures。-This is an authentic biography because it's stating real facts about a real person who played a major part in our history。 Biography （Free Choice）Awards: No awards found Audience: Grades 3-7-This book is a simplified biography because it isn't very extensive reading for less fluent readers and it contains a lot of pictures。-This is an authentic biography because it's stating real facts about a real person who played a major part in our history。 。。。more
Gabe
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Charles Darwin ate a Beetle。
Clarence Nunemaker
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Satan strikes again。For young impressionable readers。 Presents as true a theory that contradicts God's Holy Word。God's version shouldBe told along with Darwins Satan strikes again。For young impressionable readers。 Presents as true a theory that contradicts God's Holy Word。God's version shouldBe told along with Darwins 。。。more
Rinku
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I learned a lot from this book。
Dan
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This was another worthwhile read and synopsis of a historical person。 Charles Darwin helped pave the way to modern scientific thinking。
North Landesman
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Solid， not super exciting。 Good way to explain evolution to kids。
Shanna
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Quick and interesting read on how Charles Darwin's life led up to his groundbreaking discoveries regarding evolution。 Darwin was a dedicated scientist and very brave to publish scientific evidence and theories which contradicted popular mythology。 Quick and interesting read on how Charles Darwin's life led up to his groundbreaking discoveries regarding evolution。 Darwin was a dedicated scientist and very brave to publish scientific evidence and theories which contradicted popular mythology。 。。。more
christina
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My students found this book very interesting！They did have a few complaints: 1） The information seemed haphazard， while a good portion devoted itself to Darwin's life， as other Who Was。。。 do， there was a large section in the middle of the text that was dense in its explanation of Darwin's work。 Large swathes of vocabulary， higher than what the rest of the book used， confused my students and we had to take several days for me to explain first， the words， then the ideas behind the theories。 2） The My students found this book very interesting！They did have a few complaints: 1） The information seemed haphazard， while a good portion devoted itself to Darwin's life， as other Who Was。。。 do， there was a large section in the middle of the text that was dense in its explanation of Darwin's work。 Large swathes of vocabulary， higher than what the rest of the book used， confused my students and we had to take several days for me to explain first， the words， then the ideas behind the theories。 2） They were highly amused by the illustrations this time around。 'Who was Frederick Douglass' and 'Who was Booker T Washington' had much better illustrations， which I personally don't mind so much but if you have a group of silly little eight-year-olds， an illustration of what looks like a monster crouching on the ground looking at pebbles， will amuse and delight them to distraction。 。。。more
Amanda
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I'll keep singing praise for these Who books， I love them so。 They're written in a way that curious minds of all ages can enjoy them。 Thorough， assuming nothing is already known， they're engaging as a read aloud to young children。 Smart， yet simple enough language for middle grade readers。 Loaded with interesting information， they're fabulous for adults who want to brush up on their knowledge and trivia。 I've seen several instances where they've been read by foreign language speakers to practice I'll keep singing praise for these Who books， I love them so。 They're written in a way that curious minds of all ages can enjoy them。 Thorough， assuming nothing is already known， they're engaging as a read aloud to young children。 Smart， yet simple enough language for middle grade readers。 Loaded with interesting information， they're fabulous for adults who want to brush up on their knowledge and trivia。 I've seen several instances where they've been read by foreign language speakers to practice their English。 They share important information on history， art， culture， science， and more， in a fun way that doesn't feel like homework。 And often times， they're inspiring with messages - to remain curious， ask questions， be true to yourself， and never give up - gleaned from the lives of great innovators and creators。 Who Was Charles Darwin？ did not disappoint。 A fantastic introduction to this thoughtful naturalist。It's also an excellent introduction to geology - volcanic eruptions， earthquakes， fossils and extinction， and biology - the origin of life， natural force and adaptation， species and their evolution， inheritance and traits being passed on from one generation to another， natural selection。 The book tackles Darwin's Theory head on， explaining what the bible says about the creation of earth and man， that people hadn't had the bible challenged until he shared his observations and "revolution of thought" - and that they didn't necessarily like having their belief challenged。 It was not yet discovered that creatures were made of cells， or building blocks， called DNA， that controlled traits。 "Scientists now accept the process of evolution as fact。。 The evidence for evolution by natural selection is overwhelming。 Even so， Darwin's ideas are still controversial。 Some people will not accept them。 Charles himself never tired of learning， asking questions， and looking at the world with and open mind。 He was never afraid to ask， how？ or why？ Perhaps most importantly， he had a deep love of nature。" A wealth of information covered in a small book， very well done！ 。。。more
Ennika A
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The biography， "Who Was Charles Darwin？，" by Deborah Hopkinson is about how a scientist who created the revolution of thought with his theory of evolution。 I recommend this book to people who find people like Charles Darwin， interesting because of their intelligence shown through their revolutions。 He didn't believe people who thought that the world was created by God， and questioned every living thing。 I chose to read this book because I have never heard about this guy， and now I don't really t The biography， "Who Was Charles Darwin？，" by Deborah Hopkinson is about how a scientist who created the revolution of thought with his theory of evolution。 I recommend this book to people who find people like Charles Darwin， interesting because of their intelligence shown through their revolutions。 He didn't believe people who thought that the world was created by God， and questioned every living thing。 I chose to read this book because I have never heard about this guy， and now I don't really think he's that important of a scientist。 This book overall is good for research， and reports if you are doing it on him。 。。。more
Lean
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Deborah Hopkinson Author of Who Was Charles Darwin？ Illustrated in 2005， was based around the famous scientist who started his journey as a young boy collecting bugs in his father's garden to the man who soon came to discover the theory of Evolution which started by sailing across the world in the period of five years。 I really enjoyed this book because it is informative and because it is an all around non-fiction book that has a lot to say。 1809 a young boy was born in Shrews-bury his name was Deborah Hopkinson Author of Who Was Charles Darwin？ Illustrated in 2005， was based around the famous scientist who started his journey as a young boy collecting bugs in his father's garden to the man who soon came to discover the theory of Evolution which started by sailing across the world in the period of five years。 I really enjoyed this book because it is informative and because it is an all around non-fiction book that has a lot to say。 1809 a young boy was born in Shrews-bury his name was Charles Darwin he was always a young curious young boy who started his journey by collecting beetles from his father's garden， he soon learned that to be a scientist you had to pay close attention to things。 When Darwin was older he went on a sailing trip four a span of 5 years to build up his theory of the Evolution。 In the book it explains all the new adventures he took in new places and the new things that he learned。 He first noticed it with birds how the all had a different characteristic from the bird he had seen previously he soon realized how they all were different so that they would be able to survive under the conditions in which they lived。 Charles Darwin then died on April 19， 1882 at the age of 73。 Since then we have carried on Darwin Theory with us。Overall I really enjoyed this book because I personally like reading books that are non-fiction and actually has something that I could remember and use in my future。 What I mostly liked was that everything that Darwin did throughout his lifetime is nicely shortened down and placed into small book that gives you enough information to learn something strong and new。 Also like that the book had some pictures in it to demonstrate what the author was explaining。 In my I didn't think there was anything wrong with the book I really enjoyed it and hope you will too。 。。。more
Yvonne
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Very informative book on his early years and on his time in the Galapagos Islands。
Slow Man
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History can be so interesting。 Facts can be stranger than fiction。 Awesome。
Yusur
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This book was great。 It tells you what Darwin did throughout his life。 It explains what happened on his journeys and what he found。 He thought that the earth evolved。 He was going to be minister， but realized what hi dream truly was， to be a scientist。 This book inspires people to follow their dreams。 It is a very important thing。 It talks about what he found on his journey。 This books shows you the life of one of the most important people in history。 It has a lot of information that you can’t f This book was great。 It tells you what Darwin did throughout his life。 It explains what happened on his journeys and what he found。 He thought that the earth evolved。 He was going to be minister， but realized what hi dream truly was， to be a scientist。 This book inspires people to follow their dreams。 It is a very important thing。 It talks about what he found on his journey。 This books shows you the life of one of the most important people in history。 It has a lot of information that you can’t find in the other books without a 500 page book。 。。。more
Teri
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In his five years voyage on the Beagle， he had been astonished by how quiet an elephant walked and how species with a slight different features。 He collected specimens and gave popular lectures of his voyage。 Today we are overwhelmed by the image of animals and living things。 We're told that insects are decreasing in population。 Some other species are extinct or endangered。 It is impossible to collection specimen freely as Darwin for a closer investigation。 It is possible that after several gene In his five years voyage on the Beagle， he had been astonished by how quiet an elephant walked and how species with a slight different features。 He collected specimens and gave popular lectures of his voyage。 Today we are overwhelmed by the image of animals and living things。 We're told that insects are decreasing in population。 Some other species are extinct or endangered。 It is impossible to collection specimen freely as Darwin for a closer investigation。 It is possible that after several generations， we have to experience the enjoyment of Darwin in 4D theatre。 In reading the book， it really gives a taste of the good old days。In studying the finches on the Galapagos islands， Darwin tried to explain why some flinches had a thicker or narrower beak。 it's very brave as almost everyone believed God created all living things。 The first horse and the first bird looked exactly the same as today。 People were ready to accept a non-religious view of their world。 It's very dangerous to Darwin if he tried to pursue his thesis。 He did it。 Children might find the book boring as they don't have any idea of the achievement of Darwin。 Reading the book or telling the story of Darwin is a good way to introduce " who we were" in the history of the human kind。 。。。more
Angel Velasquez
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Who was Charles Darwin ？ This book called “ Who was Charles Darwin’’ by Deborah Hopkinson。The book was about a kid called Charles Darwin。He was living with his family ， he liked to collect little tiny animals and explore them。When Charles was old he went to boarding school。when the school year was over he went to visit his family but he needed to come back to boarding school right away。 When he was in school he liked to examine the animals and compare them。 One day he sail to a island to find an Who was Charles Darwin ？ This book called “ Who was Charles Darwin’’ by Deborah Hopkinson。The book was about a kid called Charles Darwin。He was living with his family ， he liked to collect little tiny animals and explore them。When Charles was old he went to boarding school。when the school year was over he went to visit his family but he needed to come back to boarding school right away。 When he was in school he liked to examine the animals and compare them。 One day he sail to a island to find animals and he found dinosaurs bones and he found an elephant and rode him。 Then he would write about different animals，and he also wrote about the zoo animals。 When Charles Darwin was in the island he started to examine nate the animals and started to write and explain how some birds had their mouth strait and some birds did not had their mouth strait。 Then he become a famous scientist in the world。 I love this book of Charles Darwin and i hope you would like it too if you read this book。 。。。more
Maxym
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"I learned that Charles Darwin discovered natural selection。 I never knew before he sailed on a sea voyage for five years。" "I learned that Charles Darwin discovered natural selection。 I never knew before he sailed on a sea voyage for five years。" 。。。more
Maximilian Lee
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I really liked this book because it was very informative。 It taught me who Charles Darwin was and what he did for the world。 Charles Darwin was a explorer who wrote a book explaining inheritance。 He was the first human to grasp the idea of what inheritance was actually。
August
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Who Was Charles Darwin？ was a very dramatic & interesting story。 I enjoyed this book a lot。 I finally got to learn about Charles Darwin， after I have been wanting to for months。
Diana Hincu
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Am vrut sa vad cum reda cartulia principial viata si teoria lui Darwin。 In masura in care un text simplificat si "accesibil"， （destinat lecturii enciclopedice a copiilor） poate fi speculativ si uneori afecta insasi originalul， cit de controversat nu ar fi cel din urma。Textul e neutru， haios （ca si toata seria Pandora） si suficient de informativ。 Recomand。 Am vrut sa vad cum reda cartulia principial viata si teoria lui Darwin。 In masura in care un text simplificat si "accesibil"， （destinat lecturii enciclopedice a copiilor） poate fi speculativ si uneori afecta insasi originalul， cit de controversat nu ar fi cel din urma。Textul e neutru， haios （ca si toata seria Pandora） si suficient de informativ。 Recomand。 。。。more
Emma
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Smart dude but it grosses me out a little that he married his first cousin。 So his uncle is also his father-in-law。。。
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