Volume 5 • Number 2 rBotanic Gardeons Conservation Internoational Education Revitew s October 2008 From there to eternity? The lessons of Darwin’s legacy Darwin the botanist Teaching children to ask big questions The great plant hunt Evolution holds the key Contents 02 Editorial Julia Willison, Botanic Gardens Conservation International Editor : Julia Willison 05 Darwin the botanist Cover Photo : Image from Kid’s Kew an official guidebook David Kohn, American Museum of Natural History, USA for children aged 7-11 visiting Kew Gardens, UK. Design : John Morgan, Seascape. Tel: +44 (0)1273 416842 09 Teaching children to tackle big questions Forthcoming Issues Sue Johnson, Institute of Education, London, UK Volume 6 Number 1 – Interpretation Last submission date January 20 2009 12 The great plant hunt Roots is produced by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) . It is published twice a year and is Angela McFarlane, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK sent to all BGCI members. Membership is open to all interested individuals, institutions and organisations that support the aims of BGCI (see inside back cover for 15 Darwin’s garden: an evolutionary adventure membership application form). George ShakesPear, New York Botanical Garden, USA Further details available from: • Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Descanso 18 Darwin ‘down under’ House, 199 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3BW UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 8332 5953, Fax: +44 (0)20 8332 5956 Janelle Hatherly, SoPhie Daniel, Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia Email:
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