A biography of the nineteenth-century English naturalist whose study trips, on which he documented the diversity of animal life, led him to develop theories about evolution and natural selection.
Describes the life and scientific career of Charles Darwin, especially his theory of evolution which was published in his famous book in 1859: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.
- Genre: Biography + Autobiography, Nature, Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Subgenre: General, Ecology, Life Sciences / Ecology, Biography + Autobiography / Historical, Biography + Autobiography / Science + Technology, Science + Technology, Essays
- Age: 9-12 years
- Publisher: DK Pub
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: December 25, 2006
- Date Published: December 25, 2006
- Author: David King