Evolution : how we and all living things came to be

Title
Evolution : how we and all living things came to be

Personal Author EPSB
Daniel, Loxton

Summary
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.

Other Title
Subtitle on cover: How we and all living things came to be

Year Published
2010

Physical Description
56 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Note
Includes index.

Subject
Evolution (Biology)

Summary
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.

ISBN
9781554534302

Publisher
Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2010.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Kildare576.8 LOXBook30138000053126Non-Fiction