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Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species

adapted and illustrated by Sabina Radeva

Ages: 9+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Crown BFYR/Random House/PRH

ISBN: 978-1-9848-9491-5

Keywords: Evolution, Natural selection, Species

Complex concepts such as variation and natural selection are introduced through accessible text and quotes, supported by stylized but accurate depiction of species. Author's note, bibliography, glossary, end papers.