- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Hill & Wang (4 Feb 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0809094762
- ISBN-13: 978-0809094769
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.1 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 283,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Illustrated by the brilliant duo Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon, this volume is written by the noted comic author and professor of biology Jay Hosler. EVOLUTION features the same characters introduced in the highly regarded The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA, now here to explain the fundamentals of the evolution of life on earth. On the heels of explaining to his planetary leader the intricacies of human genetics in The Stuff of Life, the intrepid alien scientist Bloort-183 is charged in this sequel with covering the wider story of evolution. Using the same storytelling conceit that Plenty magazine declared so charming that you won t even notice you ve absorbed an entire scientific field and that caused Seed to pick The Stuff of Life as a best book of 2008, EVOLUTION brilliantly answers Wired s demand, What s the solution to America s crisis in science education? More comic books!
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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Witty, engaging, and educational.
6 Jan 2011
Format:Hardcover
Using the same framing device as The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA (aliens discuss the subject, giving an "outsider's" perspective and an excuse for lots of explanation and examples), "Evolution" depicts the theory using historical snippets, wise and wonderful illustrations, and cutting-edge information. While the target audience might be the 10- to 16-year-old set, this middle-aged man, well-versed in evolutionary science basics, found a lot to love in this book. For one thing, it's just super-cute a lot of the time. And while technically I didn't learn anything really new in it, seeing ideas I already grasped presented in fresh, captivating ways makes them feel new again.
I suppose that's what "Evolution" does for me. If books like this existed when I was a kid, I didn't know about them, and I spent benighted decades preferring magical answers to actual science. This book, with its great information and frankly kind of juvenile presentation, helps make me feel more like a kid again, making old discoveries for a first time. That's some real magic.
I suppose that's what "Evolution" does for me. If books like this existed when I was a kid, I didn't know about them, and I spent benighted decades preferring magical answers to actual science. This book, with its great information and frankly kind of juvenile presentation, helps make me feel more like a kid again, making old discoveries for a first time. That's some real magic.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
A good read for children
4 Jan 2011
Format:Hardcover
It's a comic book explaining how evolution works, in a story that will intrigue children while teaching them. An excerpt from the book can be seen in this Scientific American article: [...]
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Engaging, funny, informative
12 Feb 2011
Format:Hardcover
This is a great book for anyone who is interested in learning more about how the world around them works, but is daunted (or bored) by the more traditional textbooks of the classroom. Through its narrative framework and captivating illustrations, this book makes the more technical, elusive details of biological processes and evolutionary mechanisms relatable, imaginable, and ultimately knowable. It's packed with information but fun to read. Definitely worth it.
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