Victorian Voyages: Where Did We Come From?
- ISBN-10
- 0745978010
- ISBN-13
- 9780745978017
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-06-21
- Publisher
- Lion Children's Books
- Authors
- Andrew Briggs, Julia Golding, Roger Wagner
Description
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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