Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Jordan was a fan of the stars, and he spent his time learning their names and significance. He eventually turned his attention to the terrestrial, and began drawing maps of everything he saw. His mother, who was very religious, took his maps and threw them away because she felt they were a waste of time. #2 When David was in middle school, he started collecting and identifying flowers. He soon discovered that he had a passion for plants and flowers, and began keeping questionable company with a poor farmer who had learned the scientific names of almost every plant in the area. #3 After meeting Joshua, David renounced his love of beauty, declaring that the dull and ugly flowers held better clues to nature's blueprint. #4 When David was eleven, his brother, who was a passionate abolitionist, died from army fever. He stayed by his brother's bedside for hours, hoping he would wake up. The next morning, he did not.