Authors describe how DNA works, how a human cell develops, what happens when "the code" goes wrong, the field of genetic engineering, and related topics. 24 black-and-white plates. Makes "students aware of an important and exciting field of research and its possible impact on all our lives." — Library Journal.
Unabridged republication of the work originally published by Atheneum, New York, 1972.
Life in a Bucket of Soil by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein Grade-schoolers learn how ants, snails, slugs, beetles, earthworms, spiders, and other subterranean creatures live, breed, interact, move about, defend themselves, and more.
A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein Fascinating introduction to the world of single-celled organisms recounts the feeding, reproductive, and defensive strategies employed by an array of curious creatures: amoeba, paramecium, suctorian, hydra, others. Easy-to-understand language, 37 illustrations.
Life in a Tidal Pool by Virginia Silverstein, Alvin Silverstein, Walter Carroll, Pamela Carroll Snails, clams, and sea worms populate these pages, alongside camouflaged crabs and predatory starfish. In a direct, conversational style, this volume introduces the reader to the amazing variety of creatures that live along the shoreline.
