Welcome!

Enrich Your Travels with Longitude

We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.

SIGN UP FOR

Longitude News

Get our monthly e-mail update

GET A

Catalog

FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

SEE ALL >

PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

SEE ALL >

OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

SEE ALL >

PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

SEE ALL >

DARWINIANA

For Kids

Charles and Emma, The Darwins' Leap of Faith


by Deborah Heiligman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Heiligman docuses on Darwin's family life in this complelling biography for ages 12 and up. (GBR902, $9.99)

Inside the Beagle with Charles Darwin

Inside the Beagle with Charles Darwin


by Fiona MacDonald | Mark Bergin

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

MacDonald gives detailed accounts of daily life aboard the Beagle, animals and places encountered, as well as excellent illustrations and a balanced discussion of Darwin's ground-breaking scientific theories. Ages 8 and up. (NAT114, $19.95)

One Beetle Too Many, The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin

One Beetle Too Many, The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin


by Kathryn Lasky

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

With lively text and captivating images, this book tells the story of Charles Darwin as a boy and his amazing adventures aboard the Beagle (GBR817, $17.99)

The Evolution Revolution

The Evolution Revolution


by Robert Winston

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Robert Winston captures the wonder of Charles Darwin and the fact of evolution in this zesty, sophisticated survey geared for ages 9-12. (NAT167, $16.99)

The Sandwalk Adventures, An Adventure in Evolution Told in Five Chapters

The Sandwalk Adventures, An Adventure in Evolution Told in Five Chapters


by Jay Hosler

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

One in a series of popular novels in comic book form on the subject of evolution by cartoonist and biologist Jay Hosler. Subtitled Darwin, Evolution and Follicle Mites, The Sandwalk Adventures is the tale of a conversation between Charles Darwin and a follicle mite named Mara living in his left eyebrow. (SCI88, $20.00)

The Voyage of the Beetle, A Journey Around the World With Charles Darwin

The Voyage of the Beetle, A Journey Around the World With Charles Darwin


by Anne H. Weaver

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 80 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Narrated by a bright and witty beetle named Rosie, this illustrated tale introduces Darwin and his ideas to readers of all ages. With beautiful color illustrations, maps and diagrams. (GPS83, $18.95)

What Darwin Saw, The Journey That Changed the World

What Darwin Saw, The Journey That Changed the World


by Rosalyn Schanzer

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Schanzer draws on Darwin's journals and her own time in Ecuador and the Galapagos for this illustrated chronicle of the five-year journey. (NAT162, $17.95)

Charles Darwin and the Evolution Revolution

Charles Darwin and the Evolution Revolution


by Rebecca Stefoff

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 126 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

This nicely presented account of Darwin for young adults focuses on the social and scientific context of his life and work. It's an excellent short biography. With 19th-century illustrations, cartoons and photos. (GEN12, $32.95)

The True Adventures of Charley Darwin

The True Adventures of Charley Darwin


by Carolyn Meyer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Meyer turns the facts of Darwin's early life in Shrewsbury and his transformation aboard the Beagle into a novel for young adults. (GBR818, $8.99)

Darwin and Evolution for Kids, His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities

Darwin and Evolution for Kids, His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities


by Kristan Lawson

  • SCIENCE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • FAMILY

An interactive, illustrated biography of Darwin for kids 10 and up (and their families). The book, which includes hands-on activities, covers Darwin's career from his youth to his mind-expanding voyage aboard the Beagle to the development of the theory of evolution through natural selection. (GPS64, $16.95)

The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin

The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin


by Peter Sis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 44 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Peter Sis illuminates the towering figure of Darwin, his life, travels, ideas and impact for kids in this richly embellished book, crowded with diary pages, maps, charts and watercolors. (GBR388, $18.00)

 

Longitude provides recommended reading for travelers in partnership with the leading tour operators and travel programs for hundreds of destinations worldwide. We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.