Bibliograph

Inside the Beagle with Charles Darwin, Fiona Macdonald ; Mark Bergin [artist]

Type

Label

Inside the Beagle with Charles Darwin, Fiona Macdonald ; Mark Bergin [artist]

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplans

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inside the Beagle with Charles Darwin

Oclc number

57613587

Responsibility statement

Fiona Macdonald ; Mark Bergin [artist]

Summary

Presents the life of Charles Darwin and an account of his five-year voyage on the Beagle, discussing his observations of plant and animal life around the world and his eventual publication of his theories of natural selection and evolution

Table Of Contents

A great opportunity -- Ships for surveying -- Refitting at Plymouth -- Ready to sail -- Captain and crew -- Life on board -- Navigation -- Exploring the rainforest -- Finding fossils -- Land of ice and fire -- Cowboys and missionaries -- Earthquake and land rising -- Turtle islands -- Island queen -- New Zealand and Australia -- Homeward bound -- How, why, when? -- Apes and humans -- Evolution -- Timeline of the voyage -- Darwin's life and works

Target audience

juvenile

Classification