The Secret Code Inside You: All about Your DNA

by Rajani Larocca (Author) Steven Salerno (Illustrator)

The Secret Code Inside You: All about Your DNA
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Learn about the secret code that is DNA in this vibrant and informative picture book! 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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$17.99

Rajani Larocca
Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area, where she practices medicine and writes award-winning books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor-winning middle-grade novel in verse, Red, White, and Whole. She's always been an omnivorous reader, and now she is an omnivorous writer of fiction and nonfiction, novels and picture books, prose and poetry. She also co-hosts the STEM Women in KidLit Podcast. Learn more about Rajani and her books at RajaniLaRocca.com and Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn at @RajaniLaRocca.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781499810752
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Publication date
September 20, 2021
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF003000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | General
JNF051050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Biology
JNF019030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | Multigenerational
Library of Congress categories
Genes
DNA

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