Following in Darwin's Footsteps
By (Author) Aileen ORiordan
By (author) Pat Triggs
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew Publishing
1st April 2009
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Teachers classroom resources and material
372.357
Paperback
40
Width 240mm, Height 193mm
8g
Eight key chapters cover the life of Charles Darwin, each designed to read aloud in 5 minutes for a primary school audience (5-11 year-olds). Illustrated with fun family activities and presented by the characters from The Great Plant Hunt (www.greatplanthunt.org), an RBG Kew and Wellcome Trust educational program. Themed topics range from Darwin's childhood capacity for observation and his exploration and discovery of new species on the Beagle voyage, to an accessible account of Darwin's biggest idea. Together these eight tales explain how and why Darwin became a scientist who changed the world.
Aileen O'Riordan is an experienced online project manager. Pat Triggs is Visiting Fellow at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.