Evolution (A Ladybird Expert Book)

Evolution (A Ladybird Expert Book)

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 sex 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.

  • Format: Hardback | 56 pages
  • Dimensions: 130 x 179 x 9mm | 126g
  • Publication date: 08 Feb 2017
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Edition Statement: UK ed.
  • ISBN10: 0718186281
  • ISBN13: 9780718186289
  • Bestsellers rank: 400,207

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Evolution (A Ladybird Expert Book)
Language: en
Pages: 64
Authors: Steve Jones
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-26 - Publisher: Penguin UK

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Evolution is a clear, simple and entertaining introduction to Charles Darwin's pioneering and revolutionary theory of ho
Climate Change (A Ladybird Expert Book)
Language: en
Pages: 67
Authors: HRH The Prince of Wales
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-26 - Publisher: Penguin UK

What is climate change? How does it work? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES Learn about one of the most important issues facing our w
Quantum Mechanics (A Ladybird Expert Book)
Language: en
Pages: 75
Authors: Jim Al-Khalili
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-26 - Publisher: Penguin UK

What is quantum mechanics? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES A clear, simple and entertaining introduction to the weird, mind-bending
Genetics
Language: en
Pages: 59
Authors: Adam Rutherford
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-14 - Publisher: Penguin UK

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES. ____________ Who discovered genetics? How does gene inheritance work? Is DNA common to all living things? We inherit
Bubbles: A Ladybird Expert Book
Language: en
Pages: 61
Authors: Helen Czerski
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-01 - Publisher: Penguin UK

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Bubbles is a clear, surprising and entertaining introduction to the science of bubbles. Bubbles are beautiful, ephemeral
Æthelflæd: A Ladybird Expert Book
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Tom Holland
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-26 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

DISCOVER THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMAN THAT ENGLISH HISTORY FORGOT Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES. - Who was Æthelflæd? - What role did she play in t
A Natural History of Ladybird Beetles
Language: en
Pages: 411
Authors: M. E. N. Majerus
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-24 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

A comprehensive, full-colour work providing insights into recent advances in the ecological understanding of ladybirds.
Plate Tectonics: A Ladybird Expert Book
Language: en
Pages: 74
Authors: Iain Stewart
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-22 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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Ladybirds
Language: en
Pages: 176
Authors: Helen E. Roy
Categories: Nature
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The Material Basis of Evolution
Language: en
Pages: 484
Authors: Richard Goldschmidt
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1982-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

An eminent geneticist examines the Darwinian theory of evolution, analyzes the hereditary differences that produce new species, and suggests changes in evolutio