{"product_id":"grow-secrets-of-our-dna-by-nicola-davies","title":"Grow: Secrets of Our DNA by Nicola Davies, Emily Sutton","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The secrets of DNA, unpacked engagingly and accessibly.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eEarth is full of life! All living things grow--plants, animals, and human beings. The way they grow, whether it be fast or slow, enormous or not so big, helps them survive. But growing is also about change: when people grow, they become more complicated and able to do more things, and they don't have to think about it, because bodies come with instructions, or DNA. With simple, engaging language and expressive, child-friendly illustrations, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton, the award-winning creators of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiny Creatures: The World of Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMany: The Diversity of Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, provide an introduction to genetic code and how it relates to families to make us all both wonderfully unique and wholly connected to every living thing on Earth.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secrets of DNA, unpacked engagingly and accessibly.\u003cstrong\u003e--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavies and Sutton reunite to offer another finely crafted exploration of a fundamental science concept: this time, how and why things grow. Davies's thoughtful prose spirals from simplicity--\"All living things grow\"--through accessible complexities, showing the range and diversity of growing things, from sunfish and bristlecone pines to human beings...Sutton's intimate watercolor illustrations riot with rich details, including caterpillars wiggling on cabbages, a loose typology of human noses, and the ribbonlike helices of twining DNA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVeteran science author Davies (Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth, rev. 11\/17) introduces DNA to a young audience...Sutton's watercolor illustrations are particularly strong when depicting growth, showing that some living things grow quickly while others grow slowly, and some become large while others grow into small flora or fauna.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--The Horn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a series of framed pictures painted in watercolor, readers will trace the development of a human being from 'a tiny blob' on an ultrasound through her infancy and youth and beyond, until she is expecting a baby of her own...This inviting book should leave children ages 6-10 both awed and informed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Davies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a zoologist and an award-winning author whose many books for children include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiny Creatures\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMany: The Diversity of Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboth illustrated by Emily Sutton, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeadly!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust the Right Size\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat's Eating You?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eExtreme Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalk, Talk, Squawk!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, all illustrated by Neal Layton \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nicola Davies lives in Wales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Sutton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiny Creatures\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMany: The Diversity of Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboth by Nicola Davies, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Eve Tree\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Delia Huddy. 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