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32 pp.
| Capstone |
July, 2007 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-4296-0145-0$25.26
(4)
4-6Graphic Library: Inventions and Discovery series.
Illustrated by
Gordon Purcell
&
Al Milgrom.
Darwin's life is split into four parts: childhood interest in nature, observations aboard the Beagle, theory development and writing of the Origin of Species, and reaction to his ideas then and now. The comic-book format, used to entice reluctant readers, provides narrative action and dialogue as well as facts but reduces the biography to a highlights-only tour. Additional information is appended. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.