Grandfather's Nose: Why We Look Alike or Different (Discovering Science Series)

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

ISBN 10: 0531107167 ISBN 13: 9780531107164

Publisher: Franklin Watts, 1989

Synopsis

Discusses basic genetics, explaining how the combination of genes passed on from our parents makes each of us a unique individual

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-- An introduction to genetics that presents a simple but accurate overview of the science of heredity. Mendel's experiments are reviewed, followed by a discussion of dominant and recessive alleles. An explanation of chromosomes and DNA and some mention of mutations complete the text. The content is minimal, straightforward, and easy to follow. Terminology is italicized and defined within the text as well as in the short glossary. Illustrations are pleasant, softly colored drawings. Half of them are of people, animals, or Mendel's pea plants; the other half are depictions of cells, chromosomes, etc. Rather than captions, two birds and a cat comment in balloon dialogue on the content of the illustrations. Some of these comments relate facts; others merely say, "Wow" or "I didn't know that." While there has been a recent proliferation of genetics books for children, this is the best one for primary graders. --Denise L. Moll, Lone Pine Elementary School, West Bloomfield, MI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0531107167
• ISBN 13: 9780531107164
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Palmisciano Diane