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Title: How the Y Makes the Guy
| Grade Level: | 3 - 5, 6 - 8 |
| Other Uses: | teacher
background information |
| Type: | Student book (46 pp.) |
| Authors: | Baeuerle, P. A. and Landa, N. |
| Publisher: | Barron's Educational Series, Inc. |
| Year of pub.: | 1997 |
| Price: | $11.95 |
Description: How the Y Makes the Guy is part of the Microexplorers series, which also includes books on DNA and genes (Ingenious Genes), cells (The Cell Works), and the immune system (Your Body's Heroes and Villains).
Strengths: Factual information about genetics, reproduction, and cell biology is presented in an interesting and simple format. Much of the information is presented as answers to questions that children are likely to ask, such as "Why don't all people look alike?", "Can there be a baby without a father?", "Why is there an almost equal number of boys and girls?", and "Are mutations always harmful?". Illustrations are clear and colorful. The children pictured in the book are of both genders and represent multiple ethnicities.
Weaknesses: No activities are included in this book.
Keywords: Inheritance, DNA structure, genes, chromosomes, variation, cells, proteins, development, sexual reproduction, mutation, biodiversity, human, medical genetics
Genetics concepts addressed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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| ISBN#: | 0764150642 |
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Barron's Educational Series,
Inc. 250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788 |
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