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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…

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1 author picked Evolution as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Author Daniel Loxton's words are delightfully illustrated.

I loved that the clearly written text is made more appealing by being broken up in mini-chapters, with titles that get to the heart of explaining evolution. For example, How Change Happens; Big Changes = New Species; How Do We Know That Evolution Happens?; Can We Ever See Evolution Happening?

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