Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419718401 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a professor of fine arts at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She lives in Wallingford, Connecticut.Jos. Cheryl Bardoe is a former senior project manager of exhibitions at the Field Museum in Chicago. Smith is a well-known illustrator of numerous books for children. A. He lives in Easton, Pe
Regarded as the world’s first geneticist, Gregor Mendel discovered one of the fundamental aspects of genetic science: animals, plants, and people all inherit and pass down traits through the same process. Gregor Mendel explains to children the theory of heredity in simple-to-understand language and examples. Includes an author’s note and bibliography.Awards for Gregor Mendel Orbis Pictus Honor Book ALA-ALSC Notable Book IRA Notable Book AAAS/Subaru SB&F Excellence in Science Book Finalist. Living the slow-paced, contemplative life of a friar, Gregor Mendel was able to conceive and put into practice his great experiment—observing yellow
"I love using this book in my biology classes!" according to Lisa S. Bircher. In this book, Bardoe develops a creative text that re-tells the story of the life of the great Gregor Mendel and his seminal studies on pea plants that led to the development of modern genetics understanding. The book contains beautiful illustrations by Jos. A. Smith that complement and expand upon the text. When I read this book for the first time, I was so excited, I purchased it immediately. I am a high school biology teacher and I could easily see how valuable this text would be for teaching about Mendel in my unit on genetics. For the past several years, I have read this text al. "Five Stars" according to Manda. nice children's book. "Five Stars" according to William Kennedy. Like
An extensive authors note presents further information. From School Library Journal Grade 3-6–An attractive picture-book biography, this slim, oversize volume is as much a treat for the eye as it is for the curious mind. . Bright diagrams clearly depict Mendels famous plants, the internal arrangement of their seeds, and the results of carefully controlled experiments in cross-breeding with certain traits firmly in mind. All rights reserved. This eye-catching picture-book biography falls nicely into a field that already includes the complexities of Peter Síss fascinating The Tree of Life (Farrar, 2003), Michael Doolings handsome Young Thomas Edison (Holiday House, 2005), James Cross Giblins eloquent Thomas Jefferson (, l994), and Diane Stanleys attractive Leonardo da Vinci (Morrow, 1996).–Patricia Manning, formerly a