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The good germ hotel : meet your body's marvelous microbes / by Kim Sung-hwa and Kwon Su-jin ; illustrated by Kim Ryung-eon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Korean Publisher: Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 41 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781913750169
  • 1913750167
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Check in to The Good Germ Hotel to learn about all the good germs and bacteria superheroes that live inside the human body. These amazing microbes fight viruses, digest food, and keep us healthy and happy. Did you know that your body is full of bacteria? And that most of it is good bacteria that helps to keep you healthy? Well, now is your chance to get up close and personal with the microorganisms that live inside all of us. Travel through the body with our gut bacteria guide, stopping off to meet the other amazing microbe residents along the way.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 579.3 K49 Available 33111010583173
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In a world of COVID-19, bad germs and bacteria are all around us. But, not all germs are bad!

Check in to The Good Germ Hotel to learn about all the good germs and bacteria superheroes that live inside the human body. These amazing microbes fight viruses, digest food, and keep us healthy and happy.

Did you know that your body is full of bacteria? And that most of it is good bacteria that helps to keep you healthy? Well, now's your chance to get up close and personal with the microorganisms that live inside all of us. Travel through the body with our gut bacteria guide, stopping off to meet the other amazing microbe residents along the way.

In today's pandemic climate, bad germs and bacteria are the subject of many conversations. This book helps kids learn that not all bacteria are bad and introduces them to all the good germs in the body that help us fight viruses and infections. The dialogue around good gut health has also been gaining traction in recent years, so The Good Germ Hotel is the perfect place to visit to get to know your gut microbiota.

This book is a great way to introduce kids aged 6+ to all the wonderful good germs that keep us healthy!

Includes a glossary and index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 41) and index.

Originally published in Korean: [Paju, Gyeonggi-do] : Woongjin Thinkbig Co., c2017.

Text in English, translated from the Korean.

Check in to The Good Germ Hotel to learn about all the good germs and bacteria superheroes that live inside the human body. These amazing microbes fight viruses, digest food, and keep us healthy and happy. Did you know that your body is full of bacteria? And that most of it is good bacteria that helps to keep you healthy? Well, now is your chance to get up close and personal with the microorganisms that live inside all of us. Travel through the body with our gut bacteria guide, stopping off to meet the other amazing microbe residents along the way.

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