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Award-winning author/artist Barbara McClintock has created this enchanting picture book story that will charm every child with ballet dreams Emma is little. Julia is big.They both love ballet.Emma takes ballet lessons. So does Julia.Emma is learning to be a ballerina. Julia is a professional ballerina.They are both excited about the big performance in the theater tonight.Emma will be watching from the audience. Julia will be dancing onstage And afterward, Emma will go backstage to meet her ballet hero Barbara McClintock's richly illustrated, heartwarming story is sure to become a perennial favorite.

This volume holds a collection of papers around the discovery of transposable elements in maize and chomosome behaviour. They were selected because of their relevance to this topic. For the discovery of "Mobile genetic elements" Barbara McClintock received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1983.

Make way for the three little kittens who lost their mittens -- as you've never seen them before "McClintock's feline portraits pack plenty of personality.... A sprightly and charming modern take on a traditional rhyme." -- Kirkus ReviewsWho will be able to resist wailing along with the naughty little kittens as they lose their mittens? And who won't relish rejoicing with the good little kittens as they find and wash their mittens -- and earn their pie -- as well as a loving hug from their mama?Barbara McClintock, a master of visual storytelling, presents this classic favorite in a comic-book style that encourages full reader participation. And her original twist to the ending is a warm embrace of kindness and empathy to strangers.