Gregor Mendel : The Friar Who Grew Peas (Paperback)

from Kaylaw

This is a great book about the life of Gregor Mendel who is now known as the first geneticist. In this book it tells all about his life and his contributions to our world. He was a very determined man who worked really hard to educate himself. Mendel worked for many years to create what we know a...

from JCHolmes

I really enjoyed the book, "GREGOR MENDEL- the Friar who Grew Peas." This book takes the reader on a brief journey through Gregor Mendel's life and the accomplishment of becoming the first geneticist. It was very informative and easy to follow. The author puts an abundance of scientific terms int...

from adge73

This is a fascinating biography about Gregor Mendel, a man who learned a lot about how traits are passed on through generations by studying peas in the 1800s. I had no idea this guy existed, but I found his life and work really interesting.

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An engaging picture-book biography of Gregor Mendel, the nineteenth century scholar and monk whose experiments breeding peas laid the groundwork for the modern science of genetics, Cheryl Bardoe's debut children's title (and her only one, to date) is a triumph! Following Mendel's life from his hu...

from Orpgirl1

As a teaching assistant in Biology, I was overjoyed to see a children's book that focuses on such an integral founder of the modern genetic movement. The bright primary colors, rich yet simple drawings, and deliberate but scientifc wording presented an overall fantastic way of presenting the hist...