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Read all the books from the Discovering Life’s Story series!
When did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? From the Islamic Golden Age when scholars ask questions about life science and medicine to a Dutch biologist naming an infectious particle “virus”, follow the discovery of our own existence! Can species change? Or go extinct? In the 18th century, most people answer no to both questions. But in the following years, people like Linnaeus, Darwin, and Wallace ask if that’s really true. The evolutional theory takes hold!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ MITeen Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 8, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536224081
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536224085
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.43 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.63 x 9.06 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 – 9
Best Sellers Rank: #714,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #31 in Teen & Young Adult Computer Programming #114 in Children’s Programming Books #351 in Children’s Books on Computer Entertainment & Games
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