What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World [精装]

《与达尔文一同航行》：当查尔斯•达尔文22岁时，这个未来的年轻自然学家得到一个难得的机会：一个年轻的船长招募聪明、有趣、健谈，且有良好的教育背景的同龄人结伴环游世界。于是，达尔文就抓住了这个能了解世界的机会。在接下来的五年里，他看到化石、地震、火山和热带岛屿；他看到各种各样的动物；他看到无法想象的不同的人们生活方式；他看到地球在他面前变化，以及地球几百万年变迁的痕迹。在航行的过程中，他不断地问自己：为什么我们在山顶上发现贝壳？为什么这么多动物从地球上消失？为什么相似的动物生活在不同的地方？

在本书中，备受赞誉的作者兼插图画家罗莎琳•尚泽尔将达尔文自己的语言和精彩的画面糅合在一起，让读者沉浸在非凡的冒险之旅中，沉浸在更多不同寻常的改变我们认知世界的年轻人的想法中。

《与达尔文一同航行》将带领着年轻的读者在达尔文栩栩如生而又令人震撼的描写中一起体验达尔文日志中所记录的世界奇观。我们跟随着达尔文一起航行，一起探索新的大陆，一起思考大自然的各种问题，一起得出一些具有开创性的结论。沿着他的足迹，我们采集动物标本，体验火山和地震，邂逅有着不同文化背景和讲不同语言的人们。我们从不同角度审视达尔文对生命的观点，思考这位伟大科学家的想法。在令人激动而又获益颇多的讲述中，达尔文仿佛就在孩子们身边，激励孩子们如何思索我们生活的这个世界。

In 1831 a 22-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin stepped aboard the "HMS Beagle" as a traveling companion of an equally youthful sea captain called Robert FitzRoy. The "Beagle's" round-the-world surveying journey lasted five long years on the high seas. The young Darwin noticed everything, and proved himself an avid and detailed chronicler of daily events on the "Beagle" and onshore. "What Darwin Saw" takes young readers back to the pages of his journals as they travel alongside Darwin and read his lively and awestruck words about the wonders of the world. We follow Darwin's voyage, looking over his shoulder as he explores new lands, asks questions about the natural world, and draws groundbreaking conclusions. We walk in his footsteps, collecting animals and fossils, experiencing earthquakes and volcanoes, and meeting people of many cultures and languages. We examine his opinions on life in all its forms. We consider the thoughts of this remarkable scientist, who poured his observations and research into his expansive theories about life on Earth. In this exciting and educational account, Charles Darwin comes alive as an inspirational model for kids who think and question the world around them.

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From Booklist
Fully illustrated with many colorful panels on each page, this large-format book introduces the life of Charles Darwin, beginning with his childhood and concentrating on his experiences during the voyage of the HMS Beagle, with some follow-up on his later life, especially the publication and response to the On the Origin of Species. Three different colors of print differentiate between quoted words (Darwin’s in brown; others’ in orange) and narrative text (in black). Though the pages have a “young” look, due in part to the naive style of the acrylic paintings, there’s plenty of information for older readers to absorb. The presentation ends with a double-page map showing the Beagle’s route and stops along the way. A source bibliography is appended, along with comments on the research, writing, and illustrations as well as a source note directing readers to an impressively meticulous Internet site where the quoted passages appear with changes (mainly abridgements) clearly indicated. Grades 3-6. --Carolyn Phelan