An award winning kids book about evolution was turned down by several American publishers because it was too controversial, according to the book's author.
"Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be" has just won the Lane Anderson award as the best science book for young readers in Canada, but author Daniel Loxton couldn't get American publishers to bite.
"I had more than one publishing professional in the U.S. indicate to me that, because of the potential for controversy, it would be hard to make the numbers work," Loxton told The Huffington Post. "They said it was a tough sell."
Loxton pointed out that various surveys tend to show that large percentages of the US population don't believe in evolution.
Evolution Book For Kids Rejected By U.S. Publishers
Why, America? Why, WHY?
When surveys show most Americans don't believe in evolution, I wonder what the age break down is. Because if most young people believe in evolution, then there's hope for this country.