In our rather random science ramblings, we have just rambled through the work of Charles Darwin by reading these three books. My little naturalist was delighted with the life story of Darwin and wants to start his own beetle collection now.
Animals Charles Darwin Saw follows the Beagle's path around the world and what animals Darwin saw, and what thoughts those animals invoked in him. I really liked the illustrations in this book, as they were the most realistic.
One Beetle Too Many is a biography in picture book form, starting with humorous anecdotes of Darwin's childhood (including the story of putting a beetle in his mouth because he wanted to pick up three at once) and then moving on to the voyage of the Beagle and his later work forming the theory of evolution. The illustrations in this book are a bit cartoonish, but the prose is very informative (and long for a single reading session).
Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution begins with the story of how life has evolved on this planet, and then discusses Darwin and genetics. There is less about Darwin here, and more explanation of the mechanisms of evolution.
For now, we've just about exhausted our attention span for Darwin, but I'm sure we'll be visiting him again. Three books in a row is a good rhythm for us.
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