The Monkey Trial: John Scopes and the Battle Over Teaching Evolution

by Anita Sanchez

Book Overview

"Arrested? For teaching? John Scopes's crime riveted the world, and crowds flocked to the trial of the man who dared to tell students about a forbidden topic--evolution. The year was 1925, and discussing Darwin's theory of evolution was illegal in Tennessee classrooms. Lawyers wanted to challenge the law, and businessmen smelled opportunity. But no one imagined the firestorm the Scopes Trial would ignite--or the media circus that would follow. As...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0358457696
• ISBN13: 9780358457695
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7