microorganisms

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.

Readers will learn that most bacteria do not cause diseases, but provide us with food and medicines, and help maintain soil and other ecosystems.

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.

A blend of science, history, and sociology that argues that the discovery and controlled use of yeast has profoundly altered human history.