Explore the world’s greatest discoveries with Jake Williams and Simon Tyler at Ropetackle’s Children’s Literature Festival
Join our authors Jake Williams (Darwin’s Voyage of Discovery) and Simon Tyler (Adventures on Earth)[…]
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Category: Non-Fiction
A wonderful celebration of history’s most remarkable journey; published to celebrate 160 years of Charles Darwin’s ground-breaking text on evolution: On The Origin of Species
Step on-board The Beagle and follow the remarkable journey that inspired almost all modern-day knowledge of the natural world. From England to Cape Verde, Brazil to the Galapagos, Tahiti to Australia; discover the wildlife of Charles Darwin – giant sloths, platypus, tarantulas, fireflies and more. As well as gorgeous artwork and fascinating information on the journey, this book also features the equipment used by Darwin and cross-sections of the ship itself.
This stunning book comes from the winner of the BDC’s New Designer of the Year award, and the author/illustrator behind Really Remarkable Reptiles.
ABOUT THE Author
Jake Williams is a Plymouth-based illustrator, designer and occasional animator. He creates shape-based vector illustration with bold and vibrant colours. Jake was awarded BDC’s New Designer of The Year 2017.
READ MOREREVIEWS
'A terrific celebration of Darwin's own evolution from boy to explorer to scientist … Jake Williams perfectly captures the adventure and the marvel in this... inspirational study of a passion for science and nature for any child to savour.'
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'Overflowing with insight'
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