microorganisms

Publisher Annotation: This lively peek into the amazing world of microbes, replete with a kid-pleasing ?ick? factor, is chock-full of facts, humor, and fun illustrations.

We can't see bacteria, but it is everywhere - in the air, in the ground, on our hands, even in our bodies. These microscopic single-celled organisms have inhabited earth far longer than humankind and live in almost all the habitats the planet provides. The study of bacteria provides fascinating insight into early history and has an endless depth of knowledge to be discovered.

Microbes are everywhere! They live on and under the ground. They live in all kinds of water on Earth, even around the hottest deep-sea vents. They even live on and inside your body! Since the advent of powerful microscopes, scientists have been studying our world's smallest denizens. Many people get scared just hearing the words "bacteria," "fungus," and "virus" because of the diseases they cause. However, scientists have discovered many beneficial microbes that actually help support all life on Earth. Geneticists have sequenced the genomes of numerous microbes, extending our knowledge of the organisms and how they affect our lives.

"Did you know that there are animals all around you that you can't see without a microscope? Sometimes it's good you can't see them. As you shed dead skin cells, thousands of dust mites gobble them up. Gross! Tiny water bears are super tough. They can survive in Earth's coldest and hottest places and even in space! Young readers will learn amazing, weird, and sometimes gross facts about a variety of microscopic creatures"--.

" ... Angela E. Douglas describes what we know about our resident microbiomes, explains how and why our health depends on them, and equips readers with background to better judge assertions made about microbiome-based applications"--Back cover.

Introduces the readers to microorganisms.

Readers will learn about the science behind the discovery of germ theory and how germs spread.

Immunology is the study of the immune system. The immune system protects the human body from disease. Immunologists study how disease spreads. Discover more in Immunology.

". . . exploration of the science and history of germs . . ."--BTCat.

Keesha and her classmates return from vacation to find that her prizewinning cucumber has been replaced with a pickle, and they attempt to find out what happened.