How to Clone a Sheep (How To... (Hardcover Franklin Watts)) [Library Binding]

Hazel Richardson (Author), Andy Cooke (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: How To... (Hardcover Franklin Watts)

Whether you're interested in cloning budgies or building black holes, the "How to" guides tell everything the reader needs to know. These hands-on guides provide step-by step instructions on how to build a Moon rocket, clone a sheep, split the atom or make a time machine. And on the way to becoming a time traveller or nuclear genius, you can learn about the brilliant scientists who first made these discoveries - and about the slightly less brilliant scientists who didn't. This book is a guide to genetics. In July 1995, a lamb was born in a shed in Scotland. This was a very special lamb. She was called Dolly, and she was an exact copy, or clone, of another sheep. For the first time in history, scientists had successfully cloned an animal! Learn the full story of Dolly and how she was born in "How to Clone a Sheep". The reader can also find out how to build a model cell, copy some DNA, and how to clone plants and animals at home!

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8-These two books are right on target for the intended audience. Robot explains what makes these machines work, their development, inventions that led to robots of today, what the future holds in this field, artificial intelligence, and all about automation in the workplace. The discussion of the advantages of robots is particularly interesting. Their repetitive movements, strength, reliability, and ability to work in all climates and environmental conditions (such as nuclear plants) prove how useful they have become. Neat experiments encourage readers to compare themselves to robots. In Clone, students will learn about what a clone is, facts on fertilization, the search for genes, chromosomes, DNA, ethical and medical issues, and the history of cloning since the 19th century, and get information about scientists involved with these processes. Diagrams enhance the explanations; practical experiments are illustrated and described clearly. Students may learn how to clone a plant or bacteria, or copy DNA. In both books, the cartoon illustrations usually add appeal and information. The covers are juvenile in appearance and may turn off older readers who would benefit from the texts. Still, the titles are useful for report writers and will appeal to general readers.
Michael McCullough, Byron-Bergen Middle School, Bergen, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Hazel Richardson is a talented new young writer. She has been a primary school teacher, and also a qualified genetic scientist, working for the Wellcome Foundation in the UK. She has written a science textbook, plus other childrens titles for Aladdin/Watts and Quarto. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 98 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Library (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531146456
• ISBN-13: 978-0531146453
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,919,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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