One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky and Matthew Trueman, ill. Sommerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7636-1436-2

Annotation: This illustrated biography details Charles Darwin’s childhood lack of enthusiasm for everything but collecting and investigating the natural world around him, leading to his famous theory of evolution.

Media: Graphite pencil, acrylic ink and watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, acrylic, and collaged with paper, string, weeds, and wildflowers.

Rating: 4Q/4P.

Curricular connections: Science/Health, Biographies/Autobiographies.

School level: Upper elementary, Middle school or junior high.

NP 07/29/09