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Evolution: How We And All Living Things Came To Be
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 ou...more
Hardcover, 56 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Kids Can Press
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Jun 12, 2013
Levi
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
we, and all living things! (...or just we)
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non-fiction-single-subject
From the back pages of Skeptic magazine comes Junior Skeptic, a noteworthy ongoing installment by writer and illustrator Daniel Loxton. This book combined two parts of an evolution piece for Junior Skeptic, bringing them together in a sleek and easily digestible hardcover. Loxton fleshes out the pages with excellent drawings and diagrams, as well as plenty of multi-cultural faces asking questions about evolution. These he answers using no more than one or two pages each, providing plenty of succ...more
Oct 02, 2011
Ibis3
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
children and adults wanting a quick primer on evolution
A pretty decent explanation of evolution--surely better than what many students in the US public education system get in their whole time in primary and secondary school. I just finished reading The Blind Watchmaker, and I recognised many of the points and examples from there in the first part of Loxton's book (he even drops Dawkins' name a couple of times for some reason--like instead of saying "biologists" or "scientists" think he says "biologist Richard Dawkins thinks"). One significant omiss...more
Oct 06, 2011
Joan
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone, kid or adult, with an interest in science
Like many juvenile books, this would be an excellent one for an adult as well. It doesn't assume prior knowledge of the subject, and explains everything clearly. While I can't honestly say I learnt new info (I was a bio major for a while), much of it was so well presented, particularly the questions at the end which were to answer those who deny evolution without actually stating that was the purpose. His explanation of why a complex organ like an eye is a perfect sign of evolution, not of a cre...more
Reviewed by Treavor J. Froates
Daniel Loxton, the editor of Junior Sceptic magazine, introduces the concept of evolution as “an amazing story of life on earth that has taken billions of years to unfold”. He then leads the reader through humans’ understanding of evolution as they discovered animals that no longer exist. The reader is introduced to the young Englishman named Charles Darwin who developed the now famous concepts of natural selection and the survival of the fittest.
Loxton continues to...more
Daniel Loxton, the editor of Junior Sceptic magazine, introduces the concept of evolution as “an amazing story of life on earth that has taken billions of years to unfold”. He then leads the reader through humans’ understanding of evolution as they discovered animals that no longer exist. The reader is introduced to the young Englishman named Charles Darwin who developed the now famous concepts of natural selection and the survival of the fittest.
Loxton continues to...more
If you're looking for an easy book to help explain evolution to children or even adults who aren't familiar with the science, this is a great place to start. Illustrations help keep the younger ones engaged and short, clear topic sections move along quickly without getting bogged down in jargon. Queston-and-answer format for much of the book directly addresses common questions of those who are unfamiliar with evolution science.
Amazing. Well written, very comprehensive, but not too technical for kids to understand! The pictures are all excellent, as well as the questions posed at the end of the book. These are common questions related to modern confusion over certain aspects of evolutionary theory.
A great book for both adults and children who want to understand the theory of evolution!
A great book for both adults and children who want to understand the theory of evolution!
The best primer on evolution I've read so far. It's short, simple, has great pictures, and answers the most common questions about evolution without judgment, condescension, or rudeness (ahem, Richard Dawkins).
Written for younger folks but actually informative for all ages. Does a great job of explaining evolution and many of the misunderstandings about it.
This book is perfect for anyone from upper elementary to adult. It covers the basic ideas behind evolutionary theory in simple language and is full of great examples to help make the ideas more concrete.
As heard on Point of Inquiry.
Excellent!
Excellent book. Very well written, but tackles some hard questions in a difficult subject. Bought it for my daughter for her birthday, but I had to read it before wrapping it. Illustrations are quite good also. Highly recommended.
DD and I read this book over a couple of weeks of bedtime reading. It was really informative about the concepts behind evolution and acknowledges the dissenting opinions in a Q&A type format. Very good introduction to evolution for kids. Fun facts! Great pictures! Love it. DD's word of honour!
it was...AMAZING!!!!!!!
it was...AMAZING!!!!!!!
A clear and concise explanation for the youngster - and their parents.
Oct 01, 2012
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Author Daniel Loxton's April 9, 2011 LogiCON keynote presentation was featured on Skeptically Speaking #118 on June 26, 2011. http://skepticallyspeaking.ca/episode...
Recommended on Skeptically Speaking show #90 on December 17, 2010. http://skepticallyspeaking.ca/episode...
Recommended on Skeptically Speaking show #90 on December 17, 2010. http://skepticallyspeaking.ca/episode...
Very accurate and easy-to-understand nonfic book for the my boys about evolution. It delivered the material in a manner that kept a 7 and 4 year old both interested and engaged while clearly explaining the basics so they could grock it.
A good intro to evolution, I actually bought this one.
May 12, 2013
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Daniel Loxton is a Canadian writer, illustrator, and skeptic. He is the Editor of Junior Skeptic magazine, a kids’ science section bound into the Skeptics Society's Skeptic magazine. He writes and illustrates most issues of Junior Skeptic.
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