When Darwin Sailed the Sea: Uncover how Darwin's revolutionary ideas helped change the world

by David Long, Sam Kalda (Illustrator)

Overview

‘A wonderful addition to any biography section for young people’ – School Library Journal

Published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the launch of the HMS Beagle, this beautifully illustrated narrative non-fiction book tells the story of Charles Darwin, and shows how his revolutionary research changed the world forever.

At the age of 22, Charles Darwin clambered up the steps of HMS Beagle armed with enough notepads to last him for several years and set sail on a journey of exploration that would change his life and how we view the entire world forever.

‘The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event of my life and has determined my whole career.’

From his fascination with the natural world which began at an early age, his love of collecting new specimens and keen eye for observation, to his groundbreaking theory of evolution, uncover the incredible life of Charles Darwin in this fascinating story of his life.

At the back of the book, explore a selection of the amazing species he discovered, concise profiles of some of the incredible people who helped Darwin on his path to becoming a groundbreaking scientist, a glossary of terms and a timeline of Darwin’s life and career.

When Darwin Sailed the Sea is the perfect book for any child who has ever looked at the world and asked ‘why’.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780711249677
Publisher:	Wide Eyed Editions
Publication date:	07/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

David Long writes for adults and children and specializes in history. As a journalist, he has written for the Times, Sunday Times, and London Evening Standard as well as for magazines in Britain and abroad. He is an award-winning ghostwriter and one of his own books was voted Blue Peter Book of the Year 2017.

Sam Kalda is an illustrator and artist based in Minneapolis. He was born and raised in South Dakota—which sounds much more exotic than it actually is. His commissioned works include editorial, book, advertising and pattern illustration. In 2017, he received a gold medal in book illustration from the Society of Illustrators in New York. His first book, "Of Cats and Men: History's Great Cat-loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers and Statesmen," was published in 2017 with Ten Speed Press.

David Long writes for adults and children and specializes in history. As a journalist, he has written for the Times, Sunday Times, and London Evening Standard as well as for magazines in Britain and abroad. He is an award-winning ghostwriter and one of his own books was voted Blue Peter Book of the Year 2017.
Sam Kalda is an illustrator and artist based in Minneapolis. He was born and raised in South Dakota—which sounds much more exotic than it actually is. His commissioned works include editorial, book, advertising and pattern illustration. In 2017, he received a gold medal in book illustration from the Society of Illustrators in New York. His first book, "Of Cats and Men: History's Great Cat-loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers and Statesmen," was published in 2017 with Ten Speed Press.

Table of Contents

Who Was Charles Darwin?
Beagle Sets Sail
A Botanist Comes Aboard
Five Years at Sea
Galápagos
Darwin at his Desk
Natural Selection
The Most Famous Scientist in the World
Darwin’s Legacy
What Became of Beagle?
Darwin’s Discoveries
Darwin’s People
Glossary
Timeline
 

Editorial Reviews

"A wonderful addition to any biography section for young people."—Erin Olsen, School Library Journal

"An approachable biography to connect children with this influential figure."—Angela Leeper, Booklist

"Especially recommended for elementary school and community library picture book Science Biography collections for children, When Darwin Sailed the Sea is an extraordinary, informative and fun account of one of the most influential and important men of 19th Century science."—Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher

06/01/2020

Gr 3–5—Long's (When We Walked on the Moon: Discover the Dangers, Disasters, and Triumphs of Every Moon Mission) newest book describes the life of scientist Charles Darwin. Seven chapters detail Darwin's adventures. Many of the stories and facts of the English naturalist's life allow readers to understand the not-so-perfect path he took to fame. His love of nature was clear early in life, but his father was convinced that his son would succeed in the traditional academic setting. Young Darwin had other ideas. Some readers might relate to Darwin's need to explore his interests outside of classroom walls. Interesting stories include how his epic voyage aboard the HMS Beagle almost didn't happen because of the shape of Darwin's nose. His five-year adventure on the Beagle was the beginning of a lifelong process of collecting specimens for the scientific world. Kalda beautifully captures the animals and plants Darwin collected. Long provides many small anecdotes that other biographies skip. He also examines the controversy surrounding Darwin's work. An added bonus is a who's who of Darwin's life and a time line. VERDICT This biography includes rich information for research projects or readers curious about one of the greats of the scientific world. A wonderful addition to any biography section for young people.—Erin Olsen, Hunter Coll. Elem. Sch., NY

School Library Journal

2020-05-03
Long retraces the courses of both Darwin’s voyage aboard the Beagle and the growth of his epochal insight into evolution’s driving mechanism.

Trailing a flotilla of publications over the past decade celebrating the 200th anniversary of the naturalist’s birth and the 150th of his magnum opus, this unexceptional account sails a course that has been more ably navigated—most recently, for example, in Fabien Grolleau’s graphic Darwin: Voyage of the Beagle (2019) and annotated, illustrated adaptations of On the Origin of Species by Rebecca Stefoff (2018) and Sabina Radeva (2019). Notable here is how the influential role that John Edmonstone, a formerly enslaved taxidermist from Guyana, played in shaping the young Darwin’s interests and skills is highlighted in both the narrative and with a full-page portrait by Kalda (who also adds staid views of modern students of various ethnicities, including one wearing a hijab, into the closing summary). Many other important predecessors and colleagues are relegated to an appendix, however. The author also tries to sail too close to the wind with blanket claims that before Darwin scientists reckoned Earth’s age in just thousands of years (not all of them) and that Origin actually kicked off the “long-running battle between science and religion” (Galileo, among others, might disagree). Stick with more seaworthy vessels.

Late, lubberly, unlikely to survive fitter treatments. (glossary, timeline) (Illustrated biography. 9-11)

Kirkus Reviews