The True Adventures of Charley Darwin Author:Carolyn Meyer Young Charley Darwin hated school?he much preferred to be outside studying birds? eggs, feathers, and insects. And so, at the age of twenty-one, he boarded a ship called HMS Beagle and spent five thrilling but dangerous years sailing around the world, studying plant and animal life that was beyond anything he could have imagined. — Historical nov... more »elist Carolyn Meyer tells the story of his unconventional adventures of the author of the legendary book The Origin of Species. It?s the story of a restless childhood, unrequited teenage love, and a passion for studying nature that was so great, Darwin would sacrifice everything to pursue it.« less