On The Origin of Species

A perfect Darwin's book to introduce concept of evolution. Great illustrations and minimal text.

I love this! I’m a secondary science teacher and I love that this book uses kid-friendly language, but is careful not to introduce any misconceptions. Also, the Appendix at the end helps parents in case there are follow-up questions. I easily tackled this with my 5yo, just simplifying it a tiny bit.

Great author, great illustrator. I love this book.

I just received my copy and while I don't write many reviews, I was so floored by it I had to. What an amazing book! I bought it on a whim and am so glad I did. The illustrations are warm and inviting and the concept of evolution is broken down into small, digestible bites that are just the right pace for a little one (age 5+ but even my 4 yr old can get parts of it). While my kids are too young to fully understand the significance of evolution (1 & 4) this will help walk them along their journey of understanding starting even now. The pictures and captions repeatedly identify clear examples of natural selection that are so straight forward even my oldest can get it. What's more is many (all?) of these examples come from the very pages of Darwin's book. There is one example with moths preferring smooth yellow peaches over fuzzy pink ones planted nearby and the pink peaches becoming plentiful as a result. Simple, especially visually! The book is interesting for mom and dad but simple enough for kids. Teaching evolution and how species change over time is such an important fundamental topic, I can't believe its taken this long for someone to illustrate it for young readers! The book is simply fantastic, my new favorite. You will NOT regret this purchase! Especially for a school library. Ours asks for a book in honor of our kids birthdays, which I am back to buy now as well as copies for friends. p.s. I am in no way affiliated with the book, author nor have I received any form of compensation for my review, I just love it that much!

Era para regalar y le gustó mucho.