Genetics Expert Joanna L. Kelley (STEM Trailblazer Bios)

Waxman, Laura Hamilton

3.6

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9781467757959: Genetics Expert Joanna L. Kelley (STEM Trailblazer Bios)

ISBN 10: 1467757950 ISBN 13: 9781467757959

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™, 2015

Have you ever solved a tricky puzzle? As kids, Joanna Kelley and her siblings had fun solving the math and science challenges their parents invented at the dinner table. Later, Kelly's love of science puzzles inspired her to investigate the building blocks of life.

Kelley became a geneticist, a scientist who studies DNA. DNA is the set of instructions inside every living thing―a code that shapes appearance and behavior. Kelley set out to better understand how the code works. She focuses on a wide range of animals, from great apes to tiny insects. What she learns about their DNA can tell scientists a lot about human DNA too. Follow Kelley's path from curious kid to groundbreaking scientist.

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About the Author:

Laura Hamilton Waxman lives in Minnesota and has written many nonfiction books for young readers.

Review:

"Featuring brilliant and fascinating visionaries, this informative and inspiring series makes high intelligence and an exceptional aptitude for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects seem relevant. In addition, the authors render complicated topics clear and comprehensible. Enhanced by high-quality color photos, these well-written, up-to-date titles introduce individuals with whom many students won't be familiar. Readers with an interest in STEM will certainly want to emulate these accomplished figures, though. Students and educators will also appreciate the diverse representation. Thoughtful personal quotes about the subjects' lives and careers are included in 'Tech Talk' boxes. VERDICT: Highly recommended, especially where current biographies, particularly of those involved in STEM careers, are needed and requested; strong supplemental reading for science classes, too."―School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

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