Sci Friday Picture Book Naturalist Biographies
Welcome back to Sci Friday at the Melange! Science is awesome, but sometimes kids forget that there are real people helping our world discover, invent, and explore. From their earliest days, children need to be exposed to the lives of scientists so that they can see themselves taking on those roles as well. This week I’m highlighting two picture books that give kids a peek into the lives of fascinating naturalists - Charles Darwin and Jane Goodall. One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky , Matthew Trueman (Illustrator) Hardcover, 48 pages Published January 13th 2009 by Candlewick Press (first published May 13th 2006) ISBN 076361436X (ISBN13: 9780763614362) http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3999038-one-beetle-too-many Goodreads Summary: From the time Charles Darwin was a boy, he was happiest when he was out alone collecting specimens (especially beetles). And despite his father's efforts to turn young Darwin — a poor stu