Instructions for ME: A Unique Book About DNA for Kids
Where are the instructions for making you what you are? And what do they do really? Instructions for ME is a high quality illustrated picture book in fiction-like format that takes the child on a journey of discovery of DNA, where it is housed and how it is used, highlighting the mysteries that still remain.
Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) November 16, 2009 -- 'Instructions for ME' is a playful adventure for the 4 - 8 age group of two children on a quest to find the instructions used for making them. They look in the chest under the bed, a mountain ledge high overhead, the bookshelves of the study and a dark forest nook before they encounter a wizard who leads them to the unbelievable discovery that the instructions are right there inside them, not just in one place but in a jillion places all at once.
Hardcover, $16.95 Ages 4-8, 32 pages ISBN: 978-0-9821141-4-8
Everyone has heard of DNA as the ‘stuff’ responsible for our inherited traits and as a unique personal identifier. This book goes well beyond the obvious, revealing some of the strangest things about it and the many mysteries that still remain. Beyond providing knowledge, the book takes the child through a process of questioning beginning from a child’s own quest to the discovery of mankind’s current knowledge and finally to the boundaries of that knowledge where the child will realize that all is not known and that they may play a part in the progression of the story.
Written in easy rhyme, the adventure is experienced through two distinct characters, developed through illustration, that make the story a fun read – one a thoughtful theoretician, the other a bold experimentalist, collaborating yet each experiencing the journey in their own unique way. Its depth of science and fiction-like style will engage children and parents alike. It is also a useful tool for the classroom and is available for viewing online at www.magicworldmedia.com/InstructionsforME along with supporting material that elaborates on the illustrations and concepts.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR
Cinthia Jan is a pen name that takes combinations of letters from the various scientists and others who contributed to the concept, structure and language.
Jennifer Miles is an illustrator from the United Kingdom. This is her second picture book.
ABOUT MAGIC WORLD MEDIA
Magic World Media was founded in 2008 to publish books and other media that lead young children into the extraordinary world that exists beyond what they can see, hear and feel, provide them a glimpse at the boundaries of human knowledge and introduce them to the adventure of scientific exploration. Magic World exists in the virtual domain (www.magicworldmedia.com) as a network of scientists, writers, illustrators and editors that come together to work on specific projects.
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