| This year is Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his book On the Origin of the Species. To celebrate, a company called Charlie’s Playhouse has compiled a list of age appropriate children’s books on Darwin. Click here to see the list! |
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Alphin, Elaine M. & Elain Verstraete. "Germ Hunter, a Story about Louis Pasteur." Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Co., 2003. |
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Althouse, Rosemary & Cecil Main. "Science Experiences for Young Children: Seeds." New York: Teacher's College Press, 1975. |
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Aronson, Billy. "They Came from DNA." New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1993. |
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Back, Christine. “Bean and Plant.” New Jersey: Silver Burdett Press, 1986. |
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Baeuerle, Patrick & Norbert Landa. “Ingenious Genes: Microexplorers.” USA: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 1997. |
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Balkwill, Fran & Mic Rolph. "Amazing Schemes within Your Genes." Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Co., 1993. |
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Balkwill, Fran & Mic Rolph. "Cell Wars." Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Co., 1993. |
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Balkwill, Fran & Mic Rolph. "Enjoy Your Cells." China: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2002. |
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Balkwill, Fran & Mic Rolph. "Gene Machines." China: Cold Spring. Harbor Laboratory Press, 2002. |
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Balkwill, Fran & Mic Rolph. "Germ Zappers." China: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2002. |
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Balkwill, Fran & Mic Rolph. "Have a Nice DNA." China: Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory Press, 2002. |
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Bardoe, Cheryl. “Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas.” New York: The Field Museum, 2006. |
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Brady, Susan & Carolyn Willard. “Microscopic Explorations.” Berkeley, CA: The Regents of the University of California, 1998. |
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Bramwell, Martyn. "Food Watch." New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2001. |
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Bender, Lionel. "Today's World." New York: Shooting Star Press, 1998. |
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Brooks, Felicity. (Ed.) "The Usborne Internet-Linked Introduction to Genes and DNA." Tulsa: EDC Publishing, 2003. |
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Bryan, Jenny. "Genetic Engineering." Austin: Raintree Steck Vaugh Publishers, 1995. |
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Darling, Kathy. “There’s a Zoo On You.” Connecticut: The Millbrook Press, 2000. |
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Dowswell, Paul. "Genetics: The Impact on Our Lives." Austin: Steck-Vaughn Company, 2001. |
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Farland, Donna. “It Takes Two: The Story of the Watson & Crick Team.” Massachusetts: Authentic Perceptions Press, 2002. |
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Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology. (Ed.) "Biotech Guide, Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food." Impressant Publications: Belgium, 2001. |
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Fridell, Ron. "Decoding Life, Unraveling the Mysteries of the Genome." Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Co., 2005. |
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Hickman, Pamela & Heather Collins. "A Seed Grows, My First Look at a Plant's Life Cycle." Buffalo: Kids Can Press, 1997. |
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Jefferis, David. “Cloning: Frontiers of Genetic Engineering.” New York: Crabtree Publishing, 1999. |
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Kalman, Bobbie. "How a Plant Grows." New York: Crabtree Publishing Co., 1997. |
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Klare, Roger. “Gregor Mendel: Father of Genetics.” New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 1997. |
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Kramer, Stephen & Dennis Kunkel. "Hidden Worlds, Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope." Boston Houghton Mifflin Co., 2001. |
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Landa, Norbert & Patrick Baeuerle. "How the Y Makes the Guy — Microexplorers." New York: Barron's Educational Series Inc., 1997. |
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McEvoy, Paul. "Plants." New York: Newbridge Educational Publishing, 2002. |
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McEvoy, Paul. "Plants as Food." New York: Newbridge Educational Publishing, 2002. |
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Morgan, Sally. "Body Doubles: Cloning Plants and Animals." Chicago: Reed Educational & Professional Printing, 2002. |
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Nicolson, Cynthia & Rose Cowles. "Baa! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Genes and Cloning." New York: Kids Can Press, 2001. |
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Shedden, Robert. "Cell Division and Genetics." Chicago: Reed Educational and Professional Publishing, 2003. |
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Smith, Linda Wasmer. “Louis Pasteur: Disease Fighter." New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1997. |
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Tracy, Kathleen. “Barbara McClintock: Pioneering Geneticist." Delaware: Mitchell Lane, 2002. |
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Walker, Mark & David McKay. "Unraveling Genes, a Lay Person's Guide to Genetic Engineering." Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2002. |
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Walker, Richard. "Genes and DNA." Boston: Kingfisher, 2003. |
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Witherly, Jeffre, Galen Perry, & Darryl Leja. "An A to Z of DNA Science." New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2001. |
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Yount, Lisa. “Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek: First to See Microscopic Life." New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 1996. |