Featured in The Daily Mirror.

The Daily Mirror

Explaining the concept of DNA to young children sounds an impossible task but Grow: Secrets Of Our DNA succeeds beautifully.

Sunday Express (S Magazine)

Vibrantly illustrated, this is a fascinating and accessible introduction to the concept of DNA for five- to eight-year-olds.

The Guardian

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This time, the subject is human DNA, but Davies’s gentle prose and Sutton’s languid drawings give the book a similarly dreamy quality, which will appeal equally to children and nostalgic parents.

The Telegraph

Featured in The School Librarian’s ‘8-12 Information’ section.

The School Librarian

From the award-winning team behind Tiny and Lots comes a new book exploring another fascinating area of biology: growth."Vibrantly illustrated, this is a fascinating and accessible introduction to the concept of DNA for five- to eight-year-olds" GuardianA beautifully illustrated introduction to the concept of DNA for younger readers. All living things grow – every plant and every animal, including human beings. Some things grow fast and others grow slowly; some things grow by tiny degrees, while others grow to be enormous. Yet there's something about the way we grow that links us all together. Ever since you were the size of a dot, your body has been following a set of instructions: a code, which connects you with every creature on the planet... With words from Nicola Davies and exquisite artwork by Emily Sutton, this groundbreaking book is certain to enchant and inspire children."Explaining the concept of DNA to young children sounds an impossible task but this book succeeds beautifully." Sunday Express
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781406394337
Publisert
2021-06-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Walker Books Ltd
Vekt
250 gr
Høyde
290 mm
Bredde
245 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
40

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include A First Book of Nature, A First Book of the Sea, Tiny, Lots, The Promise, King of the Sky, Ice Bear, Big Blue Whale and the Ariki series. She graduated in zoology, studied whales and bats and then worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. In 2017, she became the first ever recipient of the SLA’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books. She lives in Wales. www.nicola-davies.com.
Emily Sutton graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a degree in illustration; as well as illustrating picture books, she paints, sculpts and designs prints. Emily's previous titles for Walker include Tiny, The Christmas Eve Tree, Lots and the highly acclaimed A First Book of the Sea. emillustrates.com.