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HMS BEAGLE. LOS ORIGENES DE DARWIN
DESCUBRE EL VIAJE QUE DIO ORIGEN A LA TEORÍA DE LA EVOLUCIÓN DE LAS ESPECIES Cuando el 27 de diciembre de 1831 Charles Darwin se embarca en el HMS Beagle, el naturalista en ciernes todavía no ha cumplido 23 años ni tiene la menor idea de lo que le espera durante ese largo periplo de cinco años por los mares del globo. Entre descubrimientos humanos y pistas científicas, Darwin aprende, se desilusiona, se conmueve, se escandaliza y maravilla. Acumula notas e ideas que lo llevan a transformar radicalmente la visión de la Humanidad sobre su propia historia, sobre todo al defender la idea de una línea del tiempo mucho más larga de lo que se pensaba. Fue a su regreso, y a lo largo de toda su vida, cuando emprendió la redacción de su famosa teoría sobre la evolución de las especies, que revolucionó definitivamente la ciencia de su tiempo, perdurando hasta nuestros días. sa exploración, larga, peligrosa y a menudo penosa, fue un viaje que, al cambiar a un hombre, cambió el curso de la ciencia.
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June 30, 2019
Here’s some pages from it:
http://www.tcj.com/excerpt-from-darwi...
French author Fabien Groleau and illustrator Jérémie Royer create a beautiful and compelling graphic retelling of Charles Darwin’s first expedition, The Voyage of the Beagle, 1831-36, five years on the sea, mainly focused on his encounters with South America. I read the authors’ first biography of a nineteenth century naturalist, Audubon, On The Wings Of The World, which has a similar feel and approach of blending of fact and fiction, and liked it very much, though I think this one is even a bit better. It’s as they admit, just a bare outline of the actual trip, just a hint of what his scientific discoveries on it would do to shape his ideas about evolution—neither strictly history nor science--and as they suggest, possibly a bit romanticized, but it’s still great. And what you need to know if you didn’t know already is that this five year voyage is one of the most significant scientific expeditions ever (though Darwin hated sailing and was seasick all the time).
In addition to giving Royer a chance to illustrate such a wide range of flora and fauna, lush land- and sea-scapes with close-ups of birds and animals, we also get to learn of Darwin’s rare but staunch anti-slavery views, though he also (in his journals) clearly still looks down at some people he saw as “savages,” and he thinks many of these folks need a lot of civilization and a little hierarchical leadership to get there. It doesn’t look like he was really anti-colonialist, but he was a scientist, not a politician. In other words, he promoted views of bio-diversity and species evolution (his Origin of Species) that others like Lyell had pointed him to, and which other naturalists of his time also saw, but he was implicitly a kind of proponent of sort of “survival of the fittest” capitalist competition, too.
It is weird (for me) that in one month I should read and review Kurt Vonnegut’s Galapagos, Jason Chin’s picture book on those islands, and then this, all discussing Darwin’s significance to changing the way we see our relation to nature. I read these is in part due to my traveling to an island in the Pacific, but that Darwin seems to be read more now by the general public also points to our appreciating/mourning that almost two hundred years ago we already knew some principles for co-existence with and saving the planet. This book also highlights a battle that continues today between evolutionists (scientists!) and fundamentalist creationists who insist on the world being made complete and unchanging in seven calendar days, a battle Darwin helped to begin.
Darwin collected specimens wherever he went, including massive sea turtles in Galapagos, but as Groleau has it, as the Beagle was set to sail from there, an area sailor asked him why he was only taking turtles from one island, given that each island had different species of turtles to match their different environments. Well, Darwin didn’t know that! Maybe everything he saw on the trip may have been pointing to it, but this moment was pretty much it, the moment that synched his major realization as they delayed departure to do what this captain suggested, to observe and collect diverse specimens: Context matters, bio-diversity matters; that he didn’t quite see humans (yet) in precisely the same egalitarian way is a bit disappointing but not surprising for the times.
We get lots of links to more information in the end. It’s gorgeous art and a compelling and inspiring story, still important to know about.
A more complete, but still a sketch, of Darwin’s voyage:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
http://www.tcj.com/excerpt-from-darwi...
French author Fabien Groleau and illustrator Jérémie Royer create a beautiful and compelling graphic retelling of Charles Darwin’s first expedition, The Voyage of the Beagle, 1831-36, five years on the sea, mainly focused on his encounters with South America. I read the authors’ first biography of a nineteenth century naturalist, Audubon, On The Wings Of The World, which has a similar feel and approach of blending of fact and fiction, and liked it very much, though I think this one is even a bit better. It’s as they admit, just a bare outline of the actual trip, just a hint of what his scientific discoveries on it would do to shape his ideas about evolution—neither strictly history nor science--and as they suggest, possibly a bit romanticized, but it’s still great. And what you need to know if you didn’t know already is that this five year voyage is one of the most significant scientific expeditions ever (though Darwin hated sailing and was seasick all the time).
In addition to giving Royer a chance to illustrate such a wide range of flora and fauna, lush land- and sea-scapes with close-ups of birds and animals, we also get to learn of Darwin’s rare but staunch anti-slavery views, though he also (in his journals) clearly still looks down at some people he saw as “savages,” and he thinks many of these folks need a lot of civilization and a little hierarchical leadership to get there. It doesn’t look like he was really anti-colonialist, but he was a scientist, not a politician. In other words, he promoted views of bio-diversity and species evolution (his Origin of Species) that others like Lyell had pointed him to, and which other naturalists of his time also saw, but he was implicitly a kind of proponent of sort of “survival of the fittest” capitalist competition, too.
It is weird (for me) that in one month I should read and review Kurt Vonnegut’s Galapagos, Jason Chin’s picture book on those islands, and then this, all discussing Darwin’s significance to changing the way we see our relation to nature. I read these is in part due to my traveling to an island in the Pacific, but that Darwin seems to be read more now by the general public also points to our appreciating/mourning that almost two hundred years ago we already knew some principles for co-existence with and saving the planet. This book also highlights a battle that continues today between evolutionists (scientists!) and fundamentalist creationists who insist on the world being made complete and unchanging in seven calendar days, a battle Darwin helped to begin.
Darwin collected specimens wherever he went, including massive sea turtles in Galapagos, but as Groleau has it, as the Beagle was set to sail from there, an area sailor asked him why he was only taking turtles from one island, given that each island had different species of turtles to match their different environments. Well, Darwin didn’t know that! Maybe everything he saw on the trip may have been pointing to it, but this moment was pretty much it, the moment that synched his major realization as they delayed departure to do what this captain suggested, to observe and collect diverse specimens: Context matters, bio-diversity matters; that he didn’t quite see humans (yet) in precisely the same egalitarian way is a bit disappointing but not surprising for the times.
We get lots of links to more information in the end. It’s gorgeous art and a compelling and inspiring story, still important to know about.
A more complete, but still a sketch, of Darwin’s voyage:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
February 28, 2020
Loved the art work and the innocent, short version of Darwin's story. That's not necessarily a bad thing - this is, after all, a geaphic novel for kids as well as for adults. I could still learn about Darwin's discoveries and life. Would recommend to all ages :)
July 31, 2023
Like their other collaboration on Audubon, this is a wonderfully illustrated short retelling. It's pretty light on the science, skips over certain events, and blends a few characters together to help the storytelling. But overall it paints a picture of Darwin as a man and you get a sense of the adventure he went on. Really great read and I hope these two produce more in this series of the adventures of famous naturalists.
I didn't know about Darwin's negative stance on slavery. He's told a painful story about an indigenous slave who commits suicide.
I also had never heard the story of the indigenous peoples of Tierra del Fuego. The captain of the HMS Beagle brought 4 people back to England and gave them a Christian education (so that they could become missionaries). In this book we see them brought back and they eventually just readopt their old way of life. Darwin's view seems to be that the English way of living is best, and the only reason these people are savages is because they don't have capitalism etc.
I didn't know about Darwin's negative stance on slavery. He's told a painful story about an indigenous slave who commits suicide.
I also had never heard the story of the indigenous peoples of Tierra del Fuego. The captain of the HMS Beagle brought 4 people back to England and gave them a Christian education (so that they could become missionaries). In this book we see them brought back and they eventually just readopt their old way of life. Darwin's view seems to be that the English way of living is best, and the only reason these people are savages is because they don't have capitalism etc.
September 21, 2021
I found this in the children's section at my local library. I think it's a great way to introduce the concept of evolution to mature younger kids. There is some nudity in the drawings, but nothing gratuitous.
The author does a good job of telling Darwin's story of his evolving theory alongside the idea of the narrative of white Christian men colonizing parts of South America and beyond. Interestingly, the notes indicate Darwin was anti-slavery, but not anti-nationalism. So, his idea is that there shouldn't be a person overpowered by another (slavery), but that one group is superior to another: thus the Europeans going in and teaching the people in South America to become civilized.
The illustrations capture well the flora and fauna Darwin studied. A good find on my part. I'm glad I picked it up.
The author does a good job of telling Darwin's story of his evolving theory alongside the idea of the narrative of white Christian men colonizing parts of South America and beyond. Interestingly, the notes indicate Darwin was anti-slavery, but not anti-nationalism. So, his idea is that there shouldn't be a person overpowered by another (slavery), but that one group is superior to another: thus the Europeans going in and teaching the people in South America to become civilized.
The illustrations capture well the flora and fauna Darwin studied. A good find on my part. I'm glad I picked it up.
September 2, 2019
I approached this book with a great deal of trepidation following the supernatural rubbish and fever dreams that ruined the Audubon biography by the same creative team. But, no, this voyage was amazing and engrossing!
Beautiful coloring greatly enhances the rather simple but effective linework.
The writing dominates, making Darwin a very relatable guy who realizes he has lucked into the opportunity of a lifetime. Already a forward thinker, especially when it came to slavery and indigenous people, the years on the HMS Beagle opened his mind to possibilities and ideas that are still sending reverberations through our world today. With a tinge of romance, a smidge of adventure, a touch of humor, the narrative entertains as much as it educates.
Highly recommended.
Beautiful coloring greatly enhances the rather simple but effective linework.
The writing dominates, making Darwin a very relatable guy who realizes he has lucked into the opportunity of a lifetime. Already a forward thinker, especially when it came to slavery and indigenous people, the years on the HMS Beagle opened his mind to possibilities and ideas that are still sending reverberations through our world today. With a tinge of romance, a smidge of adventure, a touch of humor, the narrative entertains as much as it educates.
Highly recommended.
May 26, 2020
(3.5 stars) This is a beautifully-illustrated graphic summary of Charles Darwin’s explorations on the HMS Beagle. It’s a little light on scientific details, in my opinion, especially those that lead to Darwin’s theory on evolution. What it does have, and of which I wasn’t aware, is Darwin’s opinions on slavery (he despised it) and native peoples (he was fascinated by them and actually pined for a native South American woman he came to know). A worthwhile read if you know little about Charles Darwin. I was hoping it would satisfy my curiosity about Darwin’s travels, but I still feel I need to read The Voyage of the HMS Beagle for more detail. I’m just not sure I’ll ever get around to it.
March 9, 2019
j’ai adoré et j’en aurais pris plus. les bémols que j’avais en tête lorsque que j’ai terminé la bd, par exemple le survol trop court de certaines régions sont expliqués à la toute fin dans les notes de l’auteur. ces détails m’ont permis de comprendre la vision de celui-ci et d’avoir envie d’approfondir mes lectures sur darwin.
December 9, 2020
Beautifully drawn and a very high quality printing and binding, which does credit to the creators.
This graphic novel is a free interpretation of Darwin's "Voyage of the Beagle" and the diaries kept by the scientist during this five-year journey around the globe.
Naturally, a lot of attention is paid to geology and biology throughout the book, but also to Darwin's outspoken views on slavery (he was very much against it and detest the way people threated other human beings) and his humanistic view that humans are basically all equal. I think this is a very important topic the makers highlight here, especially since the "survival of the fittest" notion was, well, misused by later racial theorists - under the prominent guidance of the zoologist and natural illustrator Ernst Haeckel. Darwin himself never meant this "struggle for life" so literally as the later Darwinists did.
What Darwin also did not discover all by himself was the fact that the finches on the Galapagos Islands were all related and probably all descendants of the same pair of finches, but changed their features adapting to their natural surroundings. This discovery was actually made by ornithologist John Gould, who classified the birds that Darwin brought back to England. The authors let it seem as if Darwin - albeit with the help of inhabitants of the islands and his assistant Syms Covington - already came up with the idea of evolutionary adaptation to the living environment on the spot.
But I want to forgive the authors for taking that liberty.
I haven't read the "Voyage" itself yet, but I did put it on my TBR list after reading this graphic novel.
This graphic novel is a free interpretation of Darwin's "Voyage of the Beagle" and the diaries kept by the scientist during this five-year journey around the globe.
Naturally, a lot of attention is paid to geology and biology throughout the book, but also to Darwin's outspoken views on slavery (he was very much against it and detest the way people threated other human beings) and his humanistic view that humans are basically all equal. I think this is a very important topic the makers highlight here, especially since the "survival of the fittest" notion was, well, misused by later racial theorists - under the prominent guidance of the zoologist and natural illustrator Ernst Haeckel. Darwin himself never meant this "struggle for life" so literally as the later Darwinists did.
What Darwin also did not discover all by himself was the fact that the finches on the Galapagos Islands were all related and probably all descendants of the same pair of finches, but changed their features adapting to their natural surroundings. This discovery was actually made by ornithologist John Gould, who classified the birds that Darwin brought back to England. The authors let it seem as if Darwin - albeit with the help of inhabitants of the islands and his assistant Syms Covington - already came up with the idea of evolutionary adaptation to the living environment on the spot.
But I want to forgive the authors for taking that liberty.
I haven't read the "Voyage" itself yet, but I did put it on my TBR list after reading this graphic novel.
January 8, 2022
"Darwin. Jedyna taka podróż" to całkiem dobry komiks naukowy przeznaczony raczej dla starszych dzieci i młodzieży. Miejscami ilustracje są dość brutalne, ponieważ dokonale pokazują to, czym jest niewolnictwo. Jest krew, są blizny, od razu widać zadawaną przemoc.
Sam tekst jest łatwy w odbiorze dla przeciętnego czytelnika, który niezbyt interesuje się tematem ewolucji. Wiedza jest nam podana w przystępny sposób. Kreska jest charakterystyczna i przyjemna dla oka. Dominują brązy i zielenie, czyli kolory ziemi. Śledzimy wyprawę Darwina, miejscami się oburzając a miejscami śmiejąc się z jego przygód.
Ciekawy i warty poznania komiks. Na pewno sięgnę po drugą książkę tego autora!
Sam tekst jest łatwy w odbiorze dla przeciętnego czytelnika, który niezbyt interesuje się tematem ewolucji. Wiedza jest nam podana w przystępny sposób. Kreska jest charakterystyczna i przyjemna dla oka. Dominują brązy i zielenie, czyli kolory ziemi. Śledzimy wyprawę Darwina, miejscami się oburzając a miejscami śmiejąc się z jego przygód.
Ciekawy i warty poznania komiks. Na pewno sięgnę po drugą książkę tego autora!
April 23, 2022
3,75✨
November 15, 2019
Nnnnnnice!
April 2, 2019
Fabien Grolleau and Jeremie Royer are really cutting a path for themselves with these superb graphic biographies of naturalists. After much enjoying Audubon, On The Wings Of The World, I was pleased to find that they'd given Darwin the same treatment. The art is, of course, the main attraction, well worth spending a few extra minutes to admire. The words are improvement on the Audobon book, helped along by the fact that Darwin had an impressive voyage to undertake. It's hard to undersell Darwin's travels to South America and beyond.
The writing team take special care to note that the Beagle traveled with a handful of "savages" - this aspect of Darwin's story hasn't been well fleshed out before. It's a welcome diversion in the narrative, although it almost takes up more space than Darwin's actual discovery of evolution. That's perhaps the only disappointing part of the book - Darwin spends more time marveling over cool bugs and wondering about Patagonian natives than actually puzzling out the science of evolution. The authors do subtly lay the groundwork for Darwin's eureka moment throughout the book, but I would have liked more time spent on the science.
That said, it's a minor, silly quibble. The subtitle clearly states "An Exceptional Voyage" - this is not a book where Darwin noodles over evolution for twenty years in his country estate. I think we should all be pleased that Darwin is a bit more action-packed, and a splendid introduction to the famed naturalist to boot.
The writing team take special care to note that the Beagle traveled with a handful of "savages" - this aspect of Darwin's story hasn't been well fleshed out before. It's a welcome diversion in the narrative, although it almost takes up more space than Darwin's actual discovery of evolution. That's perhaps the only disappointing part of the book - Darwin spends more time marveling over cool bugs and wondering about Patagonian natives than actually puzzling out the science of evolution. The authors do subtly lay the groundwork for Darwin's eureka moment throughout the book, but I would have liked more time spent on the science.
That said, it's a minor, silly quibble. The subtitle clearly states "An Exceptional Voyage" - this is not a book where Darwin noodles over evolution for twenty years in his country estate. I think we should all be pleased that Darwin is a bit more action-packed, and a splendid introduction to the famed naturalist to boot.
February 29, 2020
Despre călătoria lui Charles Darwin în jurul lumii am scris aici: https://filme-carti.ro/carti/autobiog...
Acel jurnal pe care l-a ținut pe când era la bordul vasului Beagle devine acum o carte de benzi desenate, în care autorii au extras principalele sale aventuri și descoperiri pentru a le pune în valoare pe înțelesul celor mai mici. Rezultatul este excelent, antrenant și plin de suspans, mai ales pentru cei care nu cunosc dedesubturile și descoperirile unei expediții care a schimbat cumva felul în care, și atunci, și acum, privim lumea. Este un volum care, desigur, trebuie coroborat cu alte informații sau cărți și sunt sigur că părinții care pretind că asigură necesarul de știință copiilor nu o vor ocoli.
Acel jurnal pe care l-a ținut pe când era la bordul vasului Beagle devine acum o carte de benzi desenate, în care autorii au extras principalele sale aventuri și descoperiri pentru a le pune în valoare pe înțelesul celor mai mici. Rezultatul este excelent, antrenant și plin de suspans, mai ales pentru cei care nu cunosc dedesubturile și descoperirile unei expediții care a schimbat cumva felul în care, și atunci, și acum, privim lumea. Este un volum care, desigur, trebuie coroborat cu alte informații sau cărți și sunt sigur că părinții care pretind că asigură necesarul de știință copiilor nu o vor ocoli.
April 14, 2021
Ein Großartiger Graphic Novel über die Reise der HMS Beagle mit Charles Darwin an Board. Dieser Band ist natürlich keine umfassende Biographie, aber dennoch sehr Lehrreich über die Erkenntnisse Charles Darwin. Der Graphic Novel schafft es auch sehr gut Ambivalente Punkte in der Auffassung Charles Darwins aufzuzeigen. Zudem ist diese Reise, genau die auf der Charles Darwin zu seiner Evolutiuonstheorie gekommen ist. Die Zeichnungen sind Wunderbar, sind ein wenig an den "Tim und Struppi" Stil angelehnt, aber mir persönlich gefällt, dieser Still sehr gut.
January 30, 2021
Po opowieści o Audubonie duet francuskich twórców wziął na celownik Darwina i zrobili to bardzo dobrze. Jest to mądry, inspirujący i świetnie narysowany komiks, z przemyślanym scenariuszem, który ma uwypuklić kwestie ważne nie tylko dla życiorysu twórcy teorii ewolucji, ale też humanizmu ogólnie pojętego. Pewno dużo łatwiej było to pokazać na przykładzie tego uczonego, niż bohatera poprzedniej książki, bo mieli inne podejścia do świata, ale przez to historia Darwina podobała mi się dużo bardziej i jest naprawdę uniwersalna.
Poznajemy człowieka, którego myśli na wielu poziomach wyprzedzają epokę i charakteryzuje się dużo większą wrażliwością społeczną niż reszta białych zdobywców świata. Oczywiście, Darwin uważa, że biała cywilizacja jest lepsza niż tubylcze i nie umie zrozumieć jak można być szczęśliwym bez rywalizacji i pogoni za rozwojem, ale nie uważa, że biały człowiek jako stworzenie jest w jakikolwiek sposób wyższy od pozostałych ras.
Pięcioletnia podróż „Beagle’m” to też opowieść o narodzinach naukowca i dojrzewaniu idei, która dziś leży u podstaw całego naszego pojmowania świata.
No i piękne obrazy przyrody, urocze zwierzątka. Miło na to patrzeć.
Przede mną dosłownie połknął tę książkę mój jedenastolatek i był zachwycony, w związku z tym polecam dla dorosłych i dla dzieci.
November 13, 2020
Darwin: Plavba na lodi Beagle je někde mezi učebnicí a dobrodružným příběhem, ale zároveň není ani jedním. Jistě, dá se argumentovat faktem, že věda je dobrodružství a já proti tomu nebudu protestovat, ale pokud jde někdo čistě po historických faktech a detailech evoluční teorie a nebo čistě po akci, tak spokojený zřejmě nebude. Pro děti a mládež ale bude tato kniha jistě ideálním zdrojem vědomostí. Užít si ji ale mohou i dospělí. Moje hodnocení se vztahuje na přesně tohle zacílení knihy.
Ve stručnosti kniha popisuje Darwinovu cestu kolem světa a jeho úžas nad nově objevenou faunou a flórou. Darwin zde staví svá vědecká pozorování vůči tomu, co tvrdí bible. Důležitá je u tohoto komiksu kresba. Ta sice odbývá ztvárnění lidí, ale o to pečlivější byl Jérémie Royer při kresbě přírody a veškerého zvířectva. Jistě, dokáži si představit ještě lepší, detailnější a realističtější kresbu, ale pro toto vyprávění je Royerova kresba dostačující. Obzvláště se mi líbily celostránkové kresby kombinující podhled pod i nad hladinu moře.
Ve stručnosti kniha popisuje Darwinovu cestu kolem světa a jeho úžas nad nově objevenou faunou a flórou. Darwin zde staví svá vědecká pozorování vůči tomu, co tvrdí bible. Důležitá je u tohoto komiksu kresba. Ta sice odbývá ztvárnění lidí, ale o to pečlivější byl Jérémie Royer při kresbě přírody a veškerého zvířectva. Jistě, dokáži si představit ještě lepší, detailnější a realističtější kresbu, ale pro toto vyprávění je Royerova kresba dostačující. Obzvláště se mi líbily celostránkové kresby kombinující podhled pod i nad hladinu moře.
September 22, 2022
Of course I have heard about Darwin and his work but this book actually made me interested in the actual journey he took around the world. I also liked how it put light on the negative parts Darwin encountered like slavery or the problematic relationships between native people and the western world who wanted to "civilize" everyone.
I also enjoyed the drawings with their simplicity but also details in showcasing the different landscapes and animal worlds of his journey.
I also enjoyed the drawings with their simplicity but also details in showcasing the different landscapes and animal worlds of his journey.
August 24, 2025
Geslaagde stripversie van de reis die de jonge Charles Darwin met de Beagle maakte - met niet alleen aandacht voor de Galapagosvinken, maar ook voor Darwins denkbeelden met betrekking tot slavernij, zijn kijk op de inheems bevolking van Patagonië, hoe zijn ideeën aansloten bij die van tijdgenoten als geoloog Charles Lyell en astronoom John Hershel... Knap gedaan, met ook een aantal erg mooie pagina's van illustrator Jérémie Royer.
October 23, 2019
This series of book is so gorgeously written and illustrated. I agree that even in nonfiction work if you’re not doing surrealist art why are you drawing the story?? What I’m saying is I loved the surreal themes. I like that it managed to bring in critiques of colonialism, and show a thorough view of indigenous peoples.
December 31, 2019
A very nice telling of the story of Darwin's voyage on The Beagle. Beautifully illustrated in a way that makes good use of the comic form, the book provides a good balance of scientific, historical and human interest.
January 8, 2020
Velké překvapení. Opravdu příjemný all-age komiks, který čtenáře seznamuje s Darwinovou plavbou, na které objeví zárodky své slavné teorie. Kresba je milá, zvířata vypadají parádně, akorát některé stránky působí docela výplňově.
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November 16, 2019conveys the scientific excitement, adventurous spirit, and empathetic education regarding the treatment of captured slaves and Indians, of Darwin's grand voyage
January 10, 2020
absolutely amazing.
June 14, 2022
Fun, good art, decent story. "Romantic" as self-described. Worth a look, honestly! One thing it focuses on is Darwin's exploration of geological issues, not just speciation and biology and such. Anyway, a fun read.
July 22, 2022
Beautifully illustrated, this book takes the reader on a trip around the world with Charles Darwin. Darwin, a naturalist best known for the theory of evolution, travelled on The Beagle with Captain FitzRoy, suffering from very bad seasickness and exploring the fauna and flora of South America. This book takes us through the journey with Charles and the graphic tone it uses is beautiful.
January 2, 2025
3.
Bardzo dojrzała, dogłębna I bardziej realistyczna niż książka o Audobonie.
Bardzo dojrzała, dogłębna I bardziej realistyczna niż książka o Audobonie.
July 11, 2019
An exceptional encapsulation.
February 19, 2024
So beautiful!
Lemme become a natural scientist to go on exciting expeditions and see cute animals real quick-
Lemme become a natural scientist to go on exciting expeditions and see cute animals real quick-
November 9, 2019
Hienoa taidetta ja hyvin kirjoitettu tarina Darwinin pitkästä matkasta Beaglella. Varmasti välillä on otettu taiteellisia vapauksiakin, mutta pääosin täysin historiallinen.
April 6, 2020
Great graphic novel for ages 13+ (nudity) about Darwin and the voyage on the HMS Beagle. Focused on the personal, lets you get in Darwin's head a bit. What's fascinating is that although the details had been modified to fit the narrative frame of the book, the parts I questioned - like, did he really feel that way about slavery?- were discussed in the afterward. I would've enjoyed an afterward with more details, but that's just me.
I already knew a little about Darwin's personal life from a podcast/NPR, especially the conflict with religious doctrine and his discoveries and the letter he received that pushed him to publish. Makes me want to read The reluctant Mr Darwin or something else a bit meatier.
J'ai hâte de lire leur livre sur Audubon!
I already knew a little about Darwin's personal life from a podcast/NPR, especially the conflict with religious doctrine and his discoveries and the letter he received that pushed him to publish. Makes me want to read The reluctant Mr Darwin or something else a bit meatier.
J'ai hâte de lire leur livre sur Audubon!
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