A dangerous idea : the Scopes trial, the original fight over science in schools / Debbie Levy.
"In 1925, when Tennesse lawmakers banned the teaching of evolution in public schools, teacher John Scopes challenged the law--and set off a gripping circus of a legal battle. Two masterminds faced off in court in a blistering debate over creationism and natural selection. A narrative nonfiction book on the Scopes Monkey Trial"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781547612215
- ISBN: 1547612215
- Physical Description: 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The drugstore plan -- The real target -- Clarence and Will -- Boy orator of the Platte -- "Whatever degrades another degrades me" -- Two tall men, talking -- Proofs and perversions -- Darwinism goes to school -- Better to destroy -- "What are mothers to do" -- The road to Dayton -- The circus comes to town -- In the beginning -- To strangle puppies -- Prayers and chairs -- Four witnesses and a textbook -- Speechless -- The greatest speech -- Something brand new -- Any question they please -- I am not afraid -- Verdicts -- Afterlives and legends -- A victory -- The evolution of everything.
- Target Audience Note:
- Grades 7-9 Bloomsbury Children's Books.Ages 10-14 Bloomsbury Children's Books.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 345.73 LEV (Text) | 36015000503264 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | YA 345.73 LEV (Text) | 36015000499208 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | YA 345.73 LEV (Text) | 36015000499141 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | YA 345.73 LEV (Text) | 36015000499265 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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