Sam and Evolution: A Brief History of Evolutionary Biology

A light and entertaining story for children aged 12 and over about a boy who becomes passionately interested in the theory of evolution. His main friend and ally is his mother, a professor of coleopterology (a specialist in beetles), with whom he explores the world and the history of evolutionary biology. The plot skillfully weaves in the biographies of famous explorer-biologists and evolutionists, along with their adventures, discoveries, and personal dramas. From the book, the reader will learn how religion and traditions have influenced the development of science for centuries, what antibiotics, genes, and mutations are, and the essence of philosophy and evolution itself.

Artist: Raffaella Schöbit