One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin

Lasky's text balances the exuberant artwork with well-organized information, gracefully sprinkling in quotes from Darwin. -- School Library Journal (starred review)

In a clear, engaging narrative, Kathryn Lasky takes readers along on Darwin's journey, from his beetle-collecting childhood to his observations of variations in plants and animals, suggesting that all living things are evolving over time. Matthew Trueman's striking mixed-media illustrations include actual objects found in nature, enhancing this compelling look at the man behind the bold theory that would change the way we think about the world--and ourselves.
Back matter includes a bibliography.

Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/11/2014
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780763668433
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 127688 / One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin

About the Author
Kathryn Lasky is the award-winning author of more than ninety books for children, including JOHN MUIR: AMERICA'S FIRST ENVIRONMENTALIST; A VOICE OF HER OWN: THE STORY OF PHILLIS WHEATLEY, SLAVE POET; VISION OF BEAUTY: THE STORY OF SARAH BREEDLOVE WALKER; and INTERRUPTED JOURNEY: SAVING ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Matthew Trueman spent his childhood in Italy but returned to the United States to attend art school. He is the illustrator of A PICTURE FOR MARC and NOAH'S MITTENS. He lives in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Of ONE BEETLE TOO MANY, he says: "The illustrations in this book started out as drawings created with acrylic inks, watercolor, and graphite pencil. I moved up the food chain to add gouache and colored pencil. After sealing the pictures with acrylic medium, I did my thicker acrylic painting, then fooled around a little more with graphite and colored pencil. Finally, I added the collage elements, including paper, string, and weeds and wildflowers from my yard and nearby ditches and fields."