Moth: An Evolution Story

ISBN: 1547600209

Author: Thomas, Isabel

Condition: New

A rare pleasure a true story of adaptation and hope. -Wall Street JournalPowerful 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 darkAgainst 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!