Hooray for DNA!
How a Bear and a Bug Are a Lot Like Us
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発行者による作品情報
Bill Nye meets Green Eggs and Ham in this playful and rhythmic nonfiction picture book that introduces readers to the concept of DNA, and celebrates the similarities we share with all life-forms--and each other!
DNA is the ABC
of what makes you, you
and what makes me, me.
Did you know we share DNA with every living thing? Humans, bugs, bears, even a virus--we all have shared DNA hidden inside us!
From a debut author and an award-winning illustrator, here is a bouncy and playful picture book--perfect for the classroom or for story time--about the genetic code that makes up all living things, and reminds us that we're all more alike than we think.
“A peppy, approachable intro to a big topic” —Publishers Weekly
“...delivers a solidly worthy message grounded in biochemical fact.” —Kirkus Reviews
“…will certainly pique the curiosity of future scientists.” —School Library Journal
“A fun introduction to the concept of DNA and genetics, and how we are all connected in some way with other animals around us.” —Ben Kleinstiver, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Mass General Research Institute
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"DNA is the ABC/ of what makes you, you/ and what makes me, me" opens debut author Thompson in this vigorously rhyming celebration of "the set of instructions/ for all life constructions." Though text largely eschews scientific detail throughout, instead underscoring a message of connection, a high-level explanation summarizes that "DNA builds life with/ four chemical bricks." Moreover, because "our shared DNA bricks/ make us related," humans are "part beagle/ and a soaring bald eagle," and even the seemingly vast variety within our own species is really the result of infinitesimal DNA differences—"Put aside language,/ and culture, and race./ It's a DNA speck that/ gives you your face." Digitally finished signature cartoons from Pizzoli (Pizza! A Slice of History) visualize a classroom filled with children portrayed as having various skin tones, where the hands-on learning is nonstop: kids build a DNA helix out of Lego, illustrate the idea of shared DNA by creating a hybrid critter, and commune with classroom animals. It's a peppy, approachable intro to a big topic, best suited to the younger end of the target audience. Back matter offers more scientific detail. Ages 4–8. Author's agent: Stacey Kondla, Rights Factory. Illustrator's agent: Steven Malk, Writers House.
