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Evolution's in eye of a beetle ; "The Voyage of the Beetle, A Journey Around the World with Charles Darwin and the Search for the Solution to the Mystery of Mysteries as Narrated by Rosie, an Articulate Beetle" by Anne H. Weaver, illustrated by George

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From: Albuquerque Journal
Date: 20080203
Author:DAVID STEINBERG Journal Staff Writer

Rosie is the protagonist and the narrator of "The Voyage of the Beetle." And if the title of this work of fiction looks familiar, it is probably because it sounds very much like the name of the real ship, the H.M.S. Beagle, that Charles Darwin sailed on.

"I read Darwin's own account of 'The Voyage of the Beagle' a few years ago. I fell in love with Darwin," said Anne H. Weaver, the Santa Fe author of "The Voyage of the Beetle."

"As a young man he was so enthusiastic, so curious, so brilliant, so observant. And I had the idea that I wanted to make that (trip of discovery) more accessible to a ...

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