Moth: An Evolution Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781547600205)

"A rare pleasure ... a true story of adaptation and hope." --Wall Street Journal

Powerful and visually spectacular, Moth is the remarkable evolution story that captures the struggle of animal survival against the background of an evolving human world in a unique and atmospheric introduction to Darwin's theory of Natural Selection.

"This is a story of light and dark..."

Against a lush backdrop of lichen-covered trees, the peppered moth lies hidden. Until the world begins to change...

Along come people with their magnificent machines which stain the land with soot. In a beautiful landscape changed by humans how will one little moth survive?

A clever picture book text about the extraordinary way in which animals have evolved, intertwined with the complication of human intervention. This remarkable retelling of the story of the peppered moth is the perfect introduction to natural selection and evolution for children.

A 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist!
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2019!
A Horn Book Best Book of 2019!
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2019!

Author: Isabel Thomas
ISBN-10: 1547600209
ISBN-13: 9781547600205
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2019
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505372 / Moth: An Evolution Story


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/08/2019
Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 67
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2019
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2019 pg. 166
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 90
Foreword 06/07/2019
Shelf Awareness 11/26/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style