Book Synopsis

Evolution is the process that created the terrible teeth of Tyrannosaurus rex and the complex human brain, clever enough to understand the workings of nature. Young readers will learn how a British naturalist named Charles Darwin studied nature and developed his now-famous concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest. And how modern-day science has added to our understanding of the theory of evolution.

Can something as complex and wondrous as the natural world be explained by a simple theory? The answer is yes, and now Evolution explains how in a way that makes it easy to understand.

Review Quotes

... this title will appeal to researchers.--School Library Journal

Beautifully illustrated and elegantly written, any child interested in the story of life will be fascinated by it.--Wired Magazine

What could have been a dreary march through the fossil records is kept light and accessible by Loxton's sense of humor and breezy prose style.--Quill & Quire

About the Author

Daniel Loxton is the former editor (2002-2021) of Junior Skeptic, the children's section of Skeptic magazine, a quarterly science education and science advocacy magazine published by the nonprofit Skeptics Society. Daniel is the author and illustrator of Evolution and the author of the Tales of Prehistoric Life series. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.