Genetic Engineering

by Marina Cohen

Book by Cohen, Marina

48 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Marina Cohen is the author of several horror and fantasy books for children and young teens. Her novels THE INN BETWEEN, THE DOLL'S EYE, A BOX OF BONES and SHADOW GRAVE have been nominated for various awards in Canada and the United States including, The Sunburst Award, The Ontario Library Association's Red Maple and Silver Birch Awards, The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, The Rocky Mountain Book Award, The Manitoba Young Reacher's Choice Award, and The Pacific Northwest Library Association Children's Choice Award. THE INN BETWEEN and A BOX OF BONES and SHADOW GRAVE are also Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections.

Marina loves old castles, hot cocoa, mysterious doors of all shapes and sizes, gingerbread and all things dark and creepy. She spends far too much time asking herself "What if?"

Reviews

[Renn Enabe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genetic Engineering by Marina Cohen is a book that describes the science of genetics as clear as a diamond. This informational book tells of the history of genetics, from Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to genetically engineered rice that was approved in China in 2009. Students from elementary school to middle school may delight in this book as those studying genetics might have boosted grades after they read this book. Some may even find pride in themselves after knowing that they have a very unique genome, though they are 99.9% related to other organisms, such as bananas or monkeys or apes. This book is a gem to lovers of the human body and biology and a source of facts to others who want to learn about genetic engineering.