A dangerous idea the Scopes trial, the original fight over science in schools
"In 1925, when Tennesse lawmakers banned the teaching of evolution in public schools, teacher John Scopes challenged the law--and set off a gripping circus of a legal battle. Two masterminds faced off in court in a blistering debate over creationism and natural selection. A narrative nonfiction book...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Children's Books,
2025.
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| Summary: | "In 1925, when Tennesse lawmakers banned the teaching of evolution in public schools, teacher John Scopes challenged the law--and set off a gripping circus of a legal battle. Two masterminds faced off in court in a blistering debate over creationism and natural selection. A narrative nonfiction book on the Scopes Monkey Trial"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience: | 5-8 5-8 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781547612215 1547612215 |
| Author Notes: | Debbie Levy is the author of more than thirty acclaimed books for young people, including the New York Times best-selling I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark (Sydney Taylor Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, Orbis Pictus Honor); Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice (Bank Street College Best Children's Book, Nerdy Book Award for Graphic Novels, 2021 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens); and This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality (with Jo Ann Allen Boyce) (Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Honor). In addition to writing books for young people, Debbie has experience as a newspaper editor and a lawyer. |
