Nonfiction/ Intermediate

Title: Baa! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Genes and Cloning
Author: Cynthia Pratt Nicolson
Illustrator: Rose Cowles
Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2001
Genre: Nonfiction
Age Range: Upper elementary
Summary: This book tells children how they are different from other people. It tells them that children are born with different genes from their parents, which make them unique from others. The book also shows what a strand of DNA looks like and explains how this makes up who you are and what you look like. It also explains that when people are cloned, scientists believe they can copy a person's DNA and make another person out of that, resulting in a "twin" of the original person. This book gives children an insight to the future of a certain area in science.
Personal Response: I think this book is very informational, but could be a little much for an elementary schooler. Cloning people is a big controversy and could cause trouble with what children believe/ think and what their parents believe also. Teachers who have this book in the classroom should be cautious about putting this book on their shelves to avoid this controversy.