What is evolution?
By: Louise Spilsbury ; Mike Gordon
Contributors: Gordon, Mike, 1948 March 16- illustrator
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780750292108; 9780750294645
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Evolution; Juvenile literature
Other titles: How animals and plants have changed over billions of years
Description: Looking at both the history of life on Earth and the scientific breakthroughs that led to our greater understanding of the living world, this book gives the definitive overview of the theory of evolution. It takes an in-depth look at the work of Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley and Alfred Russel Wallace as well as topics such as genetic modification, artificial selection and bacterial resistance. Starting with fossils and early life forms, the book investigates the development and diversification of life on Earth over billions of years. Topics such as adaptation and specification, as well as convergent evolution, symbiosis and genetics help illustrate how evolution affects all living beings and has lead to the huge biodiversity we have on our planet today. Mike Gordon's illustrations lend a light touch and add a dash of humour. Features biographies of key people, such as Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, Thomas Huxley, James Watson and Francis Crick. Matches the New Curriculum programmes of study for evolution, inheritance and genetics at KS2 and KS3.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Primary, intermediate National Library of New Zealand.
Table of contents: title: What is evolution?; title: Darwin's daring discovery; title: Looking at the evidence; title: How do species evolve?; title: Extreme evolution; title: Evolution in action; title: Artificial selection; title: Biodiversity matters; title: Evolution quiz!