by Nigel Hawkes
Copper Beech Books, 2000
Genre: Biology Non-fiction
Honors: unknown
Review: Nigel Hawkes attempts to offer young readers a balanced look at the issue of genetic engineering of animals and food, which is becoming more relevant in the decade following the turn of the millennium. This book is part of Saving Our World series, which explores new ways in which science is involved in environmental protection agenda. Topics such as the uses of genetically modified food and its impact for farmers and the environment are covered from both the pro and the con side of the coin, making this a good introductory, unbiased resource for readers new to this issue.
Opinion: Aside from being very general, this book is more than ten years old and a lot of the information is out-of-date now. It has some good basic information, which is nice because I don't think very many books exist for youth on the subject of genetic engineering--and more adult books will have a for/against skew. A good book for tweens of any age looking to do some general research.
Ideas: For a lecture on using resources that non-biased, this book would be very useful. There is also a useful-though-brief glossary and index in the back.
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