What Darwin Saw by Rosalyn Schanzer

Title: What Darwin Saw: The Journey that Changed the World

Author/Illustrator:  Rosalyn Schanzer     

Publisher:     National Geographic Society

Year: 2009

Awards/Accolades:

Recommended by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Summary:

Illustrated with word bubbles like a comic book, this will draw a young reader into the story of Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle. The twist is that the bubble dialog comes directly from primary source documents like Darwin's journals.

Use in Classroom/Library:

With Graphic Novel study; Would be difficult to read aloud because of the text blocks, but could be a fun book talk.

Curriculum Connections:

Science: biology, genetics, discovery
Library: primary documents

Special Features:

Index, Author's Note, sources, bibliography

This title is in the Knox County Public Library.