We Were There with Charles Darwin on H.M.S. Beagle
Author:
Philip Eisenberg
Historical Consultant:
Clyde K. Kluckhohn
Illustrator:
Herman B. Vestal
Publication:
1960 by Grosset & Dunlap
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction
Series:
We Were There
Series Number: 30
Pages:
179
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Dick Covington knew he was lucky to be a cabin boy on H.M.S. Beagle, beginning in 1831 its map-making voyage around the world. But Dick hadn't counted on the best luck of all -- becoming assistant to Charles Darwin, the young naturalist on board.
Together, Dick and Darwin explored the most perilous jungles of South America. They climbed the Andres Mountains and camped in vast snow fields at the top. They discovered great lizards and turtles roaming on islands where men had never lived. Caught in a devastating earthquake in Chile, they saw for themselves the effects of a giant upheaval of the earth.
And from the time Dick dug out of the sand the fossil of a monster jawbone, he shared Darwin's enthusiasm for collecting the thousands of specimens of plant and animal life that astonished English scientists.
Through Dick's eyes, the highlights of the historic five-year voyage of the Beagle are presented in exciting detail, as well as the picture of a great scientist at work.
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Philip Eisenberg
1917 - 1996American
Philip Eisenberg was born in New York City and has spent much of his life in Washington, D.C. He has a degree in the geological sciences from ... See more
Herman B. Vestal
1916 - 2007American
H. B. Vestal's talented brush strokes can be found in most national magazines. Two of his best-known books are The Illustrated Book of Africa and Ex... See more
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We Were There Books
Reviewed by Edward Garboczi
In the 1950s through the early 1960s, the publisher Grossett and Dunlap released a series of 36 well-written and accurate historical novels for children covering a broad range of mostly U.S. and some world history. This was called the We Were There series, since each title follows the pattern “We Were There With” a famous person from history or “On” or “At” some historical event. A fictional boy and sometimes girl are inserted into a specific time in history and meet famous people and experience famous events, making the people and events real to the late-elementary to middle-school reader. These books can also be read aloud to younger children. Our library contains about half the volumes in this series, with more to be acquired.
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