A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight Over Science in Schools

by Debbie Levy

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

One hundred years ago, a small-town science teacher ignited a nationwide debate over what students should learn in school--and who should decide.

In 1925, when Tennessee 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 a blistering courtroom debate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1547612215
• ISBN13: 9781547612215
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 256 Pages
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9