You Are 25% Banana

★一本專為孩子撰寫、關於演化和遺傳最淺顯易懂的知識繪本。
★從基因的量與質、直向與橫向的全面解說，幫助家長與孩子輕鬆理解基因是怎麼一回事。

　　多樣的食材在廚師的食譜中，交織料理出一道道美味的佳餚；如果你的基因序列是一本無懈可擊的精美食譜書，裡頭會有些什麼？一點點會唱歌、一點點會動腦，也許還有一點點會爬樹？

　　所有生物，包括水果和人，都有內建的食譜，稱之為「基因」。基因主宰我們的髮色、我們的腿（還有脖子）有多長……以及決定你會長出一雙腳或是一根樹幹。基因會做很多、很多的工作，並指揮身體各個部位如何運作和發育。

　　但是，你知道嗎？在「你」這本精采絕倫的食譜書中，大約有四分之一和製造香蕉的食譜相同。沒錯！在你的基因中，大約有25%和這種軟軟的水果擁有相同的基因。除此之外，你的基因食譜還和果蠅雷同，牠可以代替你上太空出任務，藉此幫助人類了解太空旅行對人體的影響。

　　是不是感到超級不可思議！甚至懷疑是哪裡出了差錯或惡作劇？不、不、不！這些美麗的構成，讓地球上的物種有了某些相似卻又不一樣的基因，才能打造出如此獨一無二的你。猜猜看，爸爸和媽媽在這本專屬於你的食譜書裡，還加入了什麼呢？

　　在探索你與地球每一種生物之間的關係時，千萬別忘了！
　　每一個人之所以成為「你」，都是如此獨特的存在！
 
——中文書介摘錄自《驚人發現！你的基因有25%和香蕉一樣（孩子絕不可錯過的第一本演化遺傳學繪本）》，小熊出版

Shortlisted for the 2023 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award

Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards - Children’s Book of the Year: STEM

A brilliantly funny first guide to genetics that is perfect for children aged 5 years and over.

This stunningly illustrated book will boggle your brain with astonishing facts, as it shows how we’re all related to every living thing on the planet. Did you know that a grain of rice has more genes than you? Or that you’re related to dogs, dung beetles and even daffodils? Luckily, even though you’re 99.9% like a chimpanzee, you’re still 100% YOU!

The extraordinary world of genetics has never been explained so simply.You’ll be amazed at what makes you YOU.

Susie Brooks has been writing and editing children’s books for more than ten years. In her worldwide travels, she seeks out the unusual and the extraordinary.

Josy Bloggs loves working with layout and colour to create impactful illustration. She graduated from the University of Huddersfield with an MA in Spatial Design and her grounding in graphic and spatial design has shaped and influenced her art style. When she is not busy illustrating and designing, she likes to take her dog for long walks or cycle in the Yorkshire countryside. Her clients include AA Publishing, Arcturus Publishing, John Lewis and WHSmith.

Susie Brooks has been writing and editing children’s books for more than ten years. In her worldwide travels, she seeks out the unusual and the extraordinary.

Josy Bloggs loves working with layout and colour to create impactful illustration. She graduated from the University of Huddersfield with an MA in Spatial Design and her grounding in graphic and spatial design has shaped and influenced her art style. When she is not busy illustrating and designing, she likes to take her dog for long walks or cycle in the Yorkshire countryside. Her clients include AA Publishing, Arcturus Publishing, John Lewis and WHSmith.