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The gross science of lice and other parasites / Keith J. Olexa.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Way gross sciencePublisher: New York : Rosen Publishing's Rosen Central, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781508181712
  • 1508181713
  • 9781508181729
  • 1508181721
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- Getting under a parasite's skin -- Skin-deep grossness -- Inside invaders -- Microscopic menaces -- Parasites lost -- Glossary -- For more information -- For further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "They live in clothes, on hair, on skin, they live under the skin, in guts, in blood. They're parasites, and they're really into us. But what are these small, squirmy, highly successful organisms? How did they evolve to live inside other organisms, to consume, sicken, and even kill them? Readers will enter the engrossing inner world of bugs, worms, and microbes, explore their riveting life cycles, and discover how these tiny creatures topple civilizations and ruin lives. Readers will learn how to avoid infection or infestation, and what to do if parasites have let themselves in."--Amazon.com.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 616.57 O45 Available 33111010398648
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

They live in clothes, on hair, on skin, they live under the skin, in guts, in blood. They're parasites, and they're really into us. But what are these small, squirmy, highly successful organisms? How did they evolve to live inside other organisms, to consume, sicken, and even kill them? Readers will enter the engrossing inner world of bugs, worms, and microbes, explore their riveting life cycles, and discover how these tiny creatures topple civilizations and ruin lives. Readers will learn how to avoid infection or infestation, and what to do if parasites have let themselves in.

Grades 5-8.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Getting under a parasite's skin -- Skin-deep grossness -- Inside invaders -- Microscopic menaces -- Parasites lost -- Glossary -- For more information -- For further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.

"They live in clothes, on hair, on skin, they live under the skin, in guts, in blood. They're parasites, and they're really into us. But what are these small, squirmy, highly successful organisms? How did they evolve to live inside other organisms, to consume, sicken, and even kill them? Readers will enter the engrossing inner world of bugs, worms, and microbes, explore their riveting life cycles, and discover how these tiny creatures topple civilizations and ruin lives. Readers will learn how to avoid infection or infestation, and what to do if parasites have let themselves in."--Amazon.com.

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