The secret code inside you all about your DNA
"There's a secret code inside you, a code called DNA. A code that tells your body's cells what they should do each day. It looks like twisted ladders, or tiny, twirling noodles. It makes us into people, instead of into poodles. Why can't humans breathe underwater? Why are some pe...
| Main Author: | LaRocca, Rajani (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Salerno, Steven (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Little Bee Books,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"There's a secret code inside you, a code called DNA. A code that tells your body's cells what they should do each day. It looks like twisted ladders, or tiny, twirling noodles. It makes us into people, instead of into poodles. Why can't humans breathe underwater? Why are some people tall and others short? Why do we resemble our parents and grandparents? This book explores all this and more in flowing, rhyming text, explaining cells, DNA, and genetics in a way that is simple and easy for children to understand. Colorful and brilliantly illustrated, The Secret Code Inside You illustrates that while DNA may be the blueprint for how a person looks, what you choose to do with your body is entirely up to you!"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 4-8 Grades 2-3 |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781499810752 149981075X |
| Author Notes: |
Steven Salerno has illustrated more than thirty picture books, including Brothers At Bat , which made the New York Times Book Review' s list of notable picture books, The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons , which won the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, and Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag . Originally from Vermont, Steven lives and works in New York City. |