The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin. Peter Sis. (2003). 44p. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Awards and Honors:
American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association Notable Children's Books, New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year, New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year, Amazon.com Top 10 Editors’ Picks: Children, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Parents' Choice Award Winner, John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young, National Science Teacher's Association-CBC, Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association Notable Children's Books, New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year, New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year, Amazon.com Top 10 Editors’ Picks: Children, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Parents' Choice Award Winner, John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young, National Science Teacher's Association-CBC, Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Review:
A wondrous and detailed look into the life and work of famed naturalist and father of the theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin. In inimitable Sis style, this book takes on an almost scrapbook-like quality, featuring highly detailed illustrations, panels within panels, diary pages, maps, and a double gate-fold panel, while it illuminates Darwin's personal and professional life. Sis does an excellent job of balancing his own dreamlike aesthetic with the facts and figures of Darwin's life, while managing to steer clear of inflaming the religious controversies surrounding Darwin's work.
A wondrous and detailed look into the life and work of famed naturalist and father of the theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin. In inimitable Sis style, this book takes on an almost scrapbook-like quality, featuring highly detailed illustrations, panels within panels, diary pages, maps, and a double gate-fold panel, while it illuminates Darwin's personal and professional life. Sis does an excellent job of balancing his own dreamlike aesthetic with the facts and figures of Darwin's life, while managing to steer clear of inflaming the religious controversies surrounding Darwin's work.
Opinion:
This is a spectacular picture book for older readers, packed with incredible detail and fact.
Ideas:
Picture books for older readers really deserve more attention. I'd feature this book in a library display spotlighting great illustrated books for older readers.
Picture books for older readers really deserve more attention. I'd feature this book in a library display spotlighting great illustrated books for older readers.
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