"When Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species in 1859, he shocked the world. In it he claimed that humans were just another animal species that had evolved from more primitive life forms. Years earlier, Darwin had collected thousands of animal specimens during a five-year voyage around the world, specimens that he used to make his case for biologic evolution through natural selection.Darwin and the True Story of the Dinosaurs tells the story of the brilliant naturalist who changed humankind's understanding of its origins"--

Traces the life and work of the British biologist made famous by his controversial theory of natural selection.

Describes the life and work of the renowned nineteenth-century biologist who transformed conventional Western thought with his theory of natural evolution.

A picture book biography which reveals the assembling of Darwin's most profound idea: the survival of the fittest.

An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the nineteenth-century British naturalist Charles Darwin.