How Do You Look Like You?: A Book About Genetics

How Do You Look Like You?: A Book About Genetics

Rea, Victoria

BookElementaryForensic Scientist

About

Have you ever wondered how and why you look the way you do?Delve into this introduction to genetics including information about genes, DNA, traits, mutations, and so much more through diagrams, illustrations, and informative and engaging text. Each of the six questions examined in the book are given a silly answer before the true answer is revealed making this an approachable way to learn nonfiction. Back matter includes a glossary and activities to further learning.Questions answered in the book: How do you look the way you do? Learn about genes and what they do. How do you get your genes? Discover where your genes come from and where they are in your body. How do you get your hair color? Explore dominant and recessive traits. How do some people get freckles? Learn about different mutations in genes and what they can do. How do you get to be as tall as you are? Dive into the differences between acquired and inherited traits. How do my genes make me look different than my brother or sister? Take a look at how genes can be passed down.

Why it’s great

Why do you have your mother's eyes but your grandfather's nose? This introduction to genetics for young readers tackles six core questions with a clever structure: a silly answer first, then the real science, including genes, DNA, traits, and mutations. Diagrams, illustrations, and back-matter activities make abstract ideas visual and approachable. A warm, curious first look at the code that makes every person unique.