February 12 Birthday: ONE BEETLE TOO MANY: THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF CHARLES DARWIN

 Charles Darwin, naturalist
Feb. 12, 1809-Apr. 19, 1882

One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Matthew Trueman (Candlewick, 2009).

The story of the curious young lad who sailed around the world observing and collecting flora and fauna which would eventually lead him to discover the law of evolution.