Evolution Books for 3-5 Year Olds
Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story
- See my full review on Goodreads here
- By Lisa Westberg Peters, Illustrated by Lauren Stringer
- Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers
Grandmother Fish: A Child’s First Book of Evolution
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- By Jonathan Tweet, Illustrated by Karen Lewis
- Published by: Feiwel & Friends
Evolution Books for 5-8 Year Olds
The Story of Life: A First Book About Evolution
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- By Catherine Barr and Steve Williams, Illustrated by Amy Husband
- Published by: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species
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- By Sabina Radeva
- Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers
Who Will It Be? How Evolution Connects Us All
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- By Paola Vitale, Illustrated by Rossana Bossù
- Published by: Blue Dot Kids Press
Charles Darwin (Little People, Big Dreams)
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- By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Illustrated by Mark Hoffman
- Published by: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Charles Darwin’s Around the World Adventure
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- By Jennifer Thermes
- Published by: Harry N. Abrams
Evolution Books for 7-11 Year Olds
When We Became Humans: Our Incredible Evolutionary Journey
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- By Michael Bright, Illustrated by Hannah Bailey
- Published by: words & pictures
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- By David Long, Illustrated by Sam Kalda
- Published by: Wide Eyed Editions
When Plants Took Over the Planet
- Upcoming publication: August 17, 2021
- By Chris Thorogood, Illustrated by Amy Grimes
- Published by: QEB Publishing
Life Through Time: The 700-Million-Year Story of Life on Earth
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- By John Woodward
- Published by: DK Children
Evolution Books for 9-12 Year Olds
Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life
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- By Anna Claybourne, Illustrated by Wesley Robins
- Published by: Ivy Kids
When the Whales Walked: And Other Incredible Evolutionary Journeys
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- By Dougal Dixon, Illustrated by Hannah Bailey
- Published by: words & pictures
- By Katie Scott
- Published by: Templar Publishing
- See my full review on Goodreads here
- By Martin Ince
- Published by: Blueprint Editions
Honorable Mentions
The following books deal with life on Earth as a whole but are not specifically about evolution. These are all fantastic reads.
Older Than the Stars (ages 3-5)
You Are Stardust (ages 5-8)
Life Story (ages 7-11)
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THE SILVAN REVERIE 
Oh, these are so fun! We have The Story of Life and my 7 year old adores it! I preordered the Magic School Bus book on evolution in April 2020, but they keep pushing back the publication date. I hope it gets published before he’s a teenager!! :p
Thank you for putting this together! I’m pulling together next year’s curricula and get more excited by the day 🙂
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