Victorian Voyages: Where did we come from?

Author:   Julia Golding ,  Andrew Briggs ,  Roger Wagner ,  Brett Hudson
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Edition:   New edition
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9780745977546


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   21 June 2019
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Format:   Paperback
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Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit together. Throughout the centuries humans have been looking for answers to BIG questions - how did the universe start? Is there a God behind it? Has science explained away the need for a God, or can faith enhance scientific discovery? On this adventure, Harriet and Milton meet the great Victorian scientists. Voyage with Darwin as he worked out his theory of Evolution. Step into Harriet and Milton's time machine, bring some snacks, and enjoy this curious quest of discovery. Written by Julia Golding, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2006, and the Nestle Smarties Book Prize 2006.

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Author:   Julia Golding ,  Andrew Briggs ,  Roger Wagner ,  Brett Hudson
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Lion Children's Books
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780745977546


ISBN 10:   0745977545
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   21 June 2019
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Contents Introduction 06 1 Full Steam Ahead to the Industrial Revolution! 11 2 How Old is the Earth? Fossil Hunting and Geologists 25 3 Galapagos Near Miss! Darwin and The Beagle 39 4 The Great Debate! The Theory of Evolution 61 5 A Brief Interlude for Codebreaking! 75 6 All Aboard the Express Train! Meet the Engineers 83 7 A Shocking Adventure! Faraday and Maxwell 98

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Julia Golding is a multi-award winning children’s author who has been awarded both the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. A former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, Golding also has a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford University, and was writer-in-residence at the Royal Institution in 2019. An avid Jane Austen fan, her Jane Austen-themed podcast 'What Would Jane Do?' offers a 19th century take on modern life. Golding is the successful author of The Curious Science Quest series, The Tigers in the Tower and the Jane Austen Investigates series. Andrew Briggs is Professor of Nanomaterials in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford. He is best known for his early work in acoustic microscopy, and his current work in materials for quantum technologies. He is co-author of The Penultimate Curiosity. Roger Wagner is a prolific artist and author, with works spanning three decades. He works across many creative genres, including portrait, illustrated books, and stained glass. He is co-author of The Penultimate Curiosity. Brett Hudson attended the University of Southampton and now works as a freelance artist and book illustrator. He has worked for a variety of publishers including Collins and Barrington Stoke. His book Friday Forever won the Portsmouth Book Award. He has also worked for Marks and Spencers greetings cards. Brett is based in Sussex and sells watercolours and acrylic paintings in gift shops, restaurants and on social media.

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