Charles Darwin: Groundbreaking Naturalist and Evolutionary Theorist
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE A Scientist Is Born 4 CHAPTER TWO Aboard the Beagle 12 CHAPTER THREE A Bold New Idea 20 CHAPTER FOUR Evolving Controversy 32 Because of Charles Darwin 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
5 CHAPTER ONE Charles Darwin became known as a famous scientist later in life On February 12 1809 Charles Darwin was born in Shropshire England near the Welsh border His mother was often ill She died when Charles was only eight years old Young Charles was then raised by his father and three older sisters Charles’s family members were freethinkers and he was too They believed reason logic and science were more important than tradition A SCIENTIST IS BORN
