Evolution (A Ladybird Expert Book) - Steve Jones

** THE PERFECT STOCKING FILLER FOR AN INQUISITIVE MIND. ** Part of the new Ladybird Expert series Evolution is a clear simple and entertaining introduction to Charles Darwin's pioneering and revolutionary theory of how all life changes through natural selection. Written by broadcaster prize-winning author and geneticist Professor Steve Jones it explores the extraordinary diversity of life on our planet through the complex interactions of one very simple theory. You'll discover the common origins of dogs and Brussels sprouts how it is we're all mutants where wings ears and tails came from why is good for you how some dinosaurs evolved and survived and why human evolution may finally have stopped. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields the Ladybird Expert books provide clear accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science history and culture. Other books currently available in the Ladybird Expert series include: * Climate Change * Quantum Mechanics For an adult readership the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.

TITLE: Evolution (A Ladybird Expert Book)

AUTHOR: Steve Jones

SKU: 9780718186289

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 26/01/2017

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 56

BINDING: Hardback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 130 mm x 179 mm x 9 mm

WEIGHT: 126 gr