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Powerful and visually spectacular, Moth is the remarkable evolution story that captures the struggle of animal survival against the background of an evolving human world in a unique and atmospheric introduction to Darwin's theory of Natural Selection.
“This is a story of light and dark…”
Against a lush backdrop of lichen-covered trees, the peppered moth lies hidden. Until the world begins to change...
Along come people with their magnificent machines which stain the land with soot. In a beautiful landscape changed by humans how will one little moth survive?
A clever picture book text about the extraordinary way in which animals have evolved, intertwined with the complication of human intervention. This remarkable retelling of the story of the peppered moth is the perfect introduction to natural selection and evolution for children.
Isabel Thomas is prolific children's author and science writer and has written over 130 books for children and young people for Bloomsbury, DK, Hodder, Laurence King, Lonely Planet, Macmillan, OUP, Quarto and many more. Shortlisted in 2016 for the UK Royal Society Young People's Book Prize Shortlisted in 2016 for the UK ASE Book of the Year Shortlisted several times for the UK Blue Peter Book Awards
Daniel Egneus is a rising star in the book world. Most recently he illustrated Neil Gaiman's American Gods. He has also worked on the Raven Child and the Snow-Witch, as well as The Thing. He is a well-regarded fashion artist, regularly illustrating for the likes of Chanel, H&M, Nike and many more.
