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1 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS & RESOURCES ON EVOLUTION | Updated February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Bibliography initiated by Elizabeth Shreeve, Children's Book Author: www.elizabethshreeve.com, @ShreeveBooks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Bibliography maintained by Elizabeth Shreeve and Dr. Briana Pobiner | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | This list includes a selection of recommended books on evolution for young readers (K- grade 9). A short list of recommended links for websites and other resources is also included below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | If you have a suggestion for this list, please fill out this google form. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Please note that this bibliography is NOT intended to be a comprehensive list of books on paleontology, including dinosaurs! See below for suggested links to those topics. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | Selection criteria for this bibliography: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | - Address aspects of evolutionary biology | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | - Science-based with accurate content | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | - Published by a trade publisher within last 10 years (*exceptions noted); readily available in US | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | - Appeal to different types of readers and learners, ages 4 to 14. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 | TOPIC: Overall Evolution of Life | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Author | Title | Year | Publisher | Grade Levels | Ages | # of Pages | Notes | Submitted by | |||||||||||||||
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18 | Bal, Floor | It Started with a Big Bang: The Origin of Earth, You and Everything Else | 2019 | Kids Can Press | K-3 | 5-8 | 34 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Barr, Catherine | The Story of Life: A First Book About Evolution | 2015 | Frances Lincoln Children’s Books | K-3 | 5-8 | 40 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Shreeve, Elizabeth | Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas | 2021 | Candlewick Press | 1-4 | 6-9 | 32 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Tweet, Jonathan | Grandmother Fish: A Child’s First Book of Evolution | 2016 | Feiwel & Friends | PK-1 | 3-6 | 40 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
22 | The New York Hall of Science | Charlie and Kiwi: An Evolutionary Adventure | 2011 | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | PK-3 | 4-8 | 48 | Briana Pobiner | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Thomas, Isabel | Moth: An Evolution Story | 2019 | Bloomsbury Childrens Books | 1-2 | 6-19 | 48 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
24 | Wenger, S.K. | Chicken Frank, Dinosaur! | 2021 | Albert Whitman & Company | PK-3 | 4-7 | 32 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
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27 | Bonner, Hannah | When Fish Got Feet, When Bugs were Big, and When Dinos Dawned: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life on Earth | 2015 | National Geographic Kids | 3-7 | 8-12 | 128 | Compiles 3 previous books; see also Dining with Dinosaurs | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
28 | Dixon, Dougal | When the Whales Walked and Other Incredible Evolutionary Journeys | 2018 | Quarto Publishing | 3-7 | 8-12 | 64 | Excellent series on evolution | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
29 | Forshaw, Nick | Explorer Series (Plants! Bugs! Dinosaurs! Mammals!) | 2018-19 | What on Earth Books | 3-7 | 7-11 | 38 | Wonderful series, full of facts plus foldout timlines | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
30 | Hosler, Jay | Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth | 2011 | Hill and Wang | 5+ | 10+ | 160 | Graphic format | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
31 | Ince, Martin | Continental Drift: The Evolution of our World from the Origins of Life to the Far Future | 2018 | Blueprint Editions | 2-5 | 7-10 | 80 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
32 | Jenkins, Martin | Life: The First Four Billion Years | 2019 | Candlewick Studio | 5-9 | 10-14 | 80 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
33 | Mooney, Carla | Evolution: How Life Adapts to a Changing Environment | 2017 | Nomad Press | 4-7 | 9-12 | 128 | includes activities | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
34 | Moore, Kallie | Tales of the Prehistoric World | 2022 | Neon Squid | 4-6 | 8-10 | Earth history with science discovery stories | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
35 | O'Connor, Jingmai | When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies | 2022 | Quarto Publishing | 3-7 | 8-12 | 64 | Excellent new book on bird evolution from a top expert | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
36 | Shreeve, Elizabeth | The Upside-Down Book of Sloths | 2023 | Norton Young Readers | 2-5 | 7-10 | 48 | Upcoming 9/23; compares modern/prehistoric sloths | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shreeve, Elizabeth | The Oddball Book of Armadillos | 2024 | Norton Young Readers | 2-5 | 7-10 | 48 | Upcoming 2024; compares modern/prehistoric armadillos | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
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39 | *Outstanding Older Books on Evolution (published between 2000-2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Gamlin, Linda | Evolution | 2009 | DK Eyewitness Books | 3-7 | 8-12 | 72 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
41 | Jenkins, Steve | Life on Earth: The Story of Evolution | 2002 | Houghton Mifflin | 3-7 | 8-12 | 40 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
42 | Loxton, Daniel | Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be | 2010 | Kids Can Press | 3-8 | 8-13 | 56 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
43 | Peters, Lisa Westberg | Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story | 2003 | HMH Books for Young Readers | 1-3 | 4-7 | 48 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
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45 | TOPIC: Animal Adaptations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Perdew, Laura | Sunscreen, Frogsicles, and Other Amazing Amphibian Adaptations | 2020 | Nomad Press | K-3 | 5+ | 32 | Picture Book Science Series | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
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48 | TOPIC: Human Evolution | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Aronson, Marc and Berger, Lee | The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window on Human Origins | 2012 | National Geographic Kids | 5-9 | 10+ | 64 | Briana Pobiner | ||||||||||||||||
50 | Bright, Michael | When We Became Humans: Our Incredible Evolutionary Journey | 2019 | Words & Pictures | 2-6 | 7-11 | 64 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
51 | Claybourne, Anna | Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life | 2019 | Ivy Kids | 4-7 | 9-12 | 80 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
52 | Cole, Joanna | The Magic School Bus Explores Human Evolution | 2021 | Scholastic | PK-3 | 4-8 | 56 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
53 | Roberts, Alice | Evolution: The Human Story | 2018 | DK | older kids/adults | 256 | For older kids and adults | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
54 | Robert, Alice | Human Journey | 2021 | Red Shed | 2-5 | 7-10 | 48 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
55 | Shreeve, Elizabeth | Fast Feet, Big Brains: The Story of Human Origins | 2024 | Norton Young Readers | 3-6 | 8-12 | 64 | Upcoming 2024; human evolution through 6 "famous fossils" | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
56 | Turner, Pamela S. | How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps | 2022 | Charlesbridge | 5-12 | 10-18 | 176 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
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58 | TOPIC: History of Evolutionary Theory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Radeva, Sabina | Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species | 2019 | Crown Books for Young Readers | PK-3 | 4-8 | 64 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
60 | Skeers, Linda | Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist | 2020 | Sourcebooks Explore | 1-4 | 4-8 | 40 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
61 | Stefoff, Rebecca (adapter) and Charles Darwin | On the Origin of Species: Young Readers Edition | 2018 | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 5+ | 10+ | 176 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
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64 | TOPIC: Paleontology/Fossils (select list; see Dino Dad Reviews and Ashley Hall websites, below, for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Hall, Ashley | Fossils for Kids: A Junior Scientist’s Guide to Dinosaur Bones, Ancient Animals, and Prehistoric Life on Earth | 2020 | Rockridge Press | 1-2 | 6-8 | 94 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
66 | Levine, Sara | Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones | 2018 | Millbrook Press | K-4 | 5-10 | 32 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
67 | Rajcak, Helene and Damien Laverdunt | Fossils from Lost Worlds | 2021 | Gecko Press | 4-8 | 9-14 | 72 | uses highlights of fossil record to trace evolution | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
68 | Stevens, Alison Pearce | Rhinos in Nebraska: The Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds | 2021 | Henry Holt | 4-6 | 8-12 | 144 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
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70 | TOPIC: DNA (Evidence for Evolution) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | DK Children | The DNA Book | 2020 | DK | 7-9 | 2-4 | 72 | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||
72 | LaRocca, Rajani | The Secret Code Inside You: All About Your DNA | 2021 | little bee books | 4-8 | K-3 | 40 | introduction to genetics using rhyme | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
73 | Mooney, Carla | Genetics: Breaking the Code of Your DNA | 2014 | Nomad Press | 12-15 | 6-10 | 128 | includes activities | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||
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76 | Type of Resource | Museums/Institutes | URL | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | exhibits, materials | HUMAN ORIGINS: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | https://humanorigins.si.edu/search?search_fulltext=human+origins | Resources for teaching and learning about human evolution | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | teaching materials, activities | PALEONTOLOGY RESOURCES: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/paleontology | Fun activities on evolution, articles | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | exhibits, videos, virtual tour | DEEP TIME: Smithsonian Museum David H. Koch Hall of Fossils | https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/david-h-koch-hall-fossils-deep-time | Outstanding museum exhibit/virtual tour tracing history of life | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | teaching materials | UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION: University of California Museum of Paleontology | https://evolution.berkeley.edu/ | Comprehensive website for teaching and learning evolution | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | exhibits, materials | HUMAN EVOLUTION: Natural History Museum, London | https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/human-evolution.html | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | teaching materials | TEACH.GENETICS: University of Utah | https://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/evolution/ancestry/ | Teaching resources for genetics and evolution | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | teaching materials | PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION | https://www.priweb.org/learn-and-teach/evolution-and-biodiversity | Resources for paleontology including evolution education | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
84 | teaching materials | EVOLUTION: National Center for Science Education | https://ncse.ngo/evolution | Resources for teaching evolution, including challenges | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
85 | videos, teaching materials | HHMI Biointeractive: Your Inner Fish (and other resources for evolution) | https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/your-inner-fish | Resources include lessson plans, videos for Your Inner Fish | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | Books | https://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/activities/inneranimals/Tetrapods-YourInnerAnimals-Teacher.pdf | HHMI resources align with NGSS for middle/high school | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||||||
87 | lesson plans, videos, activities | CURRICULUM for Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas | https://elizabethshreeve.com/educational-resources/ | Lesson plans, videos, and activities aligned with NGSS; grades 1-5 | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | bibliographies, links | ASHLEY HALL Lady Naturalist. Paleontology Resources & More for Kids | https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Q1q8PfuBArdfPVgWzaz3z3GNDb4XSApsOMacBafV84/edit | Website + bibliography for paleontology | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | bibliographies, book reviews | DINO DAD REVIEWS: Reviews of Children's Books and Other Resources for Paleontology | https://dinodadreviews.com/taxonomy-contents/ | Book reviews, bibliographies | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | Educational Companies | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | teaching materials, links | SPIRALZOOM: Learning materials about evolution | https://www.spiralzoom.com/ | Excellent links for evolution resources; middle school focused | Briana Pobiner | |||||||||||||||||||
92 | teaching materials, links | STATED CLEARLY: Science is for Everyone | https://www.statedclearly.com/for-teachers/ | Middle school focused | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | teaching materials | TEACHER INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE | https://tieseducation.org/ | Elizabeth Shreeve | ||||||||||||||||||||
94 | curriculum, books, research | EVOLVING MINDS PROJECT: Teaching Evolution to Younger Children | https://www.evolvingmindsproject.org/ | Overseen by Child Cognition Lab, Boston University | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
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96 | videos | PBS EONS: Videos Exploring the History of Life on Earth | https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/eons/ | Fabulous videos about prehistoric life and evolution | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | videos | PBS EONS: How Evolution Works | https://www.pbs.org/video/how-evolution-works-and-how-we-figured-it-out-4rjwh8/ | Excellent video explaining evolution and history of science | Elizabeth Shreeve | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | podcast | PBS EONS: Podcast | https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-digital-studios-launches-firstever-podcasts/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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