Comments on: Of Curiosity and Creationism: One Beetle Too Many (The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin)

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:23:51 +0000

No problem at all, I’m sorry if that didn’t come across in our chat. I’ll have to give it another listen.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:15:53 +0000

Sorry for having to ask and many thanks for clearing that up. I want to pass on Darwin’s breath-taking ideas and I’m afraid when I see the word ‘Creationism’ my defensive heckles tend to rise. Peace.

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:12:25 +0000

Chris,

I’ve named the post “Curiosity and Creationism” because Darwin and his peers were brought up to assume that Creationism was fact, period. Darwin’s very healthy and constructive curiosity led him to question something that was unquestionable and led to the breaking of old, established, passionately-defended thinking.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:55 +0000

I’ll be ordering this one alright. I’m curious though why ‘Creationism’ gets a mention in the title? Hopefully Creationist theories and Darwin’s are not being uttered in the same breathe.

By: John Speno

John Speno — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:17:33 +0000

This book sounds really good. I wasn’t excited about it until hearing you guys talk about how much you liked it. Now it’s on my wishlist.

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:12:33 +0000

Alycia,

Thanks for listening. It’s recommended for ages 7-12
Our 7 and 9 year old girls both loved it.

By: Alycia in Virginia

Alycia in Virginia — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:07:29 +0000

The book sounds beautiful and I look forward to using it as a read aloud. What age range would you recommend for it?

By: Matthew Trueman

Matthew Trueman — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:23:42 +0000

…just kidding about computer “contamination”…although I suppose I do take a bit of pride in making pictures by hand in as tactile a manner as possible. An old fashioned grump? Probably…just a little bit.

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:15:26 +0000

Wow!! Pencils, paint and collage! That’s amazing
I’m curious about your “contamination” opinion….

By: Matthew Trueman

Matthew Trueman — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:13:52 +0000

…thanks for covering our book! We worked hard for a very long time on One Beetle and it’s a relief to hear people enjoying it. One small correction though…the illustrations are made using pencils, paint and collage on watercolor paper…no computer contamination whatsoever. Thanks again for talking about our book.

Matthew Trueman