Books with author Margot Alesund

It is with great pleasure that we accept you into the newest class of Baby Medical School! Have you ever wanted to learn more about medicine and how it works? Do you want your kids to have a basic understanding of the field so they can appreciate the living world and grow with confidence in their pursuit of knowledge? You've come to the right place! Join us at Baby Medical School as we learn about bacteria and antibiotics, including a close look at penicillin and its mechanism of action, the principles of antibiotic resistance, and the effect of antibiotics on our microbiome. This book is made for babies through children in elementary school, but adults, students, scientists, and doctors will be sure to love it, too!

If you love biochemistry and adorable anthropomorphic proteins, this book is for you! Teach babies, kids, undergrads, graduate students, and that slow post-doc in the lab all about proteins! Learn what proteins do for our bodies, how they are made, and how they do their jobs. Then, take a closer look at two amazing proteins, myosin and rhodopsin! Lots of fun and learning to be had by all!

The Baby Biochemist series explores basic concepts of biochemistry so that parents and children of all ages can discover this invaluable field. Also a great gift for expecting or parent biochemists, The Baby Biochemist series will give them a laugh while revisiting the foundations of their field with fun and adorable illustrations and descriptions, no matter how many times they are asked to read it. In this volume, the Baby Biochemist discovers the many roles of RNA in our cells. Learn what RNA is, what it does, and some of what we don't know! Inspire your older kids to dive into the unknown, or just enjoy the silly pictures with your baby. It is never too early to introduce concepts that will make our children better consumers of knowledge. Everyone should feel that science is in their grasp and we hope this series can help prepare kids (and adults!) for encountering these concepts in school and life.

The Baby Biochemist series explores basic concepts of biochemistry so that parents and children of all ages can discover this invaluable field. Also a great gift for expecting or parent biochemists, The Baby Biochemist series will give them a laugh while revisiting the foundations of their field with fun and adorable illustrations and descriptions, no matter how many times they are asked to read it. In this volume, the Baby Biochemist investigates reactions and enzymes. Join the reactants on their journey to be products, as you learn how enzymes help the trillions of reactions that occur every second in our bodies. It is never too early to introduce concepts that will make our children better consumers of knowledge. Everyone should feel that science is in their grasp and we hope this series can help prepare kids (and adults!) for encountering these concepts in school and life.

From amino acids to zwitterions, explore the world of biochemistry with your little ones in this alphabet book. Full page abstract illustrations and a rhyming description of each concept will engage and inspire young minds. Older scientists will love the tongue in cheek rhymes. Great for newborns, toddlers, young children, biochemistry undergrad majors, PhD students, post-docs, and professors!

RNA is the often forgotten sibling of DNA, but did you know it is the coolest biomolecule EVER?! Discover the uses and versatility of RNA in the second book of The Baby Biochemist series! The books are a great introduction to the world of biochemistry for kids of all ages. With happy faces and simple explanations, the anthropomorphized molecules help children better understand their roles in our bodies, and are also pretty darn cute.

Learn all about proteins, the molecules that help your body work! Find out what proteins are and how they are made, then dive deeper into the jobs of two specific proteins, myosin and rhodopsin. Here you will learn how myosin makes your muscles move and how rhodopsin helps you to see! Kids will love the cuddly, happy cartoon faces of the molecules as they discover the amazing world of biochemistry. This is a great introductory science book for kids, or a fun gift for scientist parents of a newborn baby.