Viva Lewes Issue #151 April 2019

ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
BY SABINA RADEVA
BOOK REVIEW
This month has brought us the first ever picture-book retelling
of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species, in a beautiful
book that brings Darwin’s theories alive for young readers.
Molecular biologist and illustrator Sabina Radeva sets out
to explain the basic concepts of Charles Darwin’s theory of
evolution by means of natural selection to children of about six
years and upwards. She also outlines how evolutionary theory
has advanced since Darwin’s time, detailing how our modern
knowledge of genetics expands and confirms Darwin’s work,
and explains some common misconceptions about his theory.
This is a book you can read straight through like a story, or
spend hours poring over like an encyclopaedia – or both! The
artwork is truly lovely, keeping the same style for both pictures
and diagrams which makes it beautifully coherent. Scattered
throughout are illustrated quotes of Darwin’s original words, reminding young readers that this is
not just a story, but that Charles Darwin was a real person who wrote a really important book.
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