microorganisms

"Within our bodies hides an entire world of organisms called microbes. They digest our food and protect our immune systems, and without them, we would die. Through Katie Brosnan's personable illustrations, we follow the digestive process from the moment the food enters our mouths to the moment the waste leaves our bodies. Along the way we are introduced to a variety of microbes--good and bad--and gain an insight into the vast ecosystem that exists inside us. Scientists are only now beginning to comprehend the significance of our microbiome. This is a gorgeously presented introduction to a most fascinating scientific frontier"--OCLC.

Introduces the characteristics of a variety of microscopic plants and animals and discusses the techniques and equipment needed to study them.

After an extraterrestrial microbe nearly killed the human race decades ago, the Fairchild Air Force Base is waiting for the strain to reappear. With the project on the verge of shutting down, they have detected the signature of the deadly microparticle. The team from around the world is dispatched to contain and eliminate the threat. But this strain is growing and evolving.

Text and photographs look at microbes, focusing on bacteria, protists, viruses, and the connection between microorganisms and disease.

Illustrations, photographs, and see-through pages introduce children to microscopic creatures, describing where they live, what they eat, if they are dangerous, and other related topics.

Examining the microscopic world of microbes including the dust mites (which are not true microbes because they are too big!), viruses, bacteria, and protozoa.

Presents discussions of cell function and specialization; tissues and organs; plant reproduction; respiration and photosynthesis; the role of genes; and unicellular organisms, and other aspects of living organisms, with illustrations, photographs, and a glossary.

In graphic novel format, looks at plagues, dangerous microscopic invaders that can cause epidemics, and shows how our bodies work to defend us against infection. In this story, a brave scientist in the future interrogates Yellow Fever and Bubonic Plague, hoping to convince them to allow mutations that turn them into allies to attack newer and deadlier cells that cause global health crises.

Teaches readers about germs and contains eight projects involving them.

Looks at all the different microbes that inhabit the Earth and examines the varied jobs they do.