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Unseen jungle : the microbes that secretly control our world / Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD ; illustrated by Rob Wilson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Spicer Rice, Eleanor. Your hidden life ; 1.Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press ; 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 161 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781536226461
  • 1536226467
  • 9781529512144
  • 152951214X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction -- House -- Yard -- Food -- You -- But wait! There's more!
Summary: "Did you know that you're surrounded by microbes? They're on your body, in your body, and on every body! In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. From the ways they help us digest our food to the ways they control critters and creatures (zombie flies, anyone?), microbes form an unseen jungle around us. Complete with zany, gross facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with real researchers, this is your close-up view of the microbe drama unfolding in your world every day." -- Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction New 579 S754 Available 33111011124837
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 579 S754 Available 33111011337611
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. Whether helping people digest their food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us. Through zany facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with experts in their fields, aspiring young scientists (or kids who just want to be grossed out) will discover a hidden world in which your health depends on a myriad of microbes, houseflies get zombified by fungi, and termites are saving the planet one fart at a time. With such extras as sidebars, limericks, and even a lesson on how to draw E. coli , this " eww "-worthy treasure trove for kids is an engrossing romp into the microbe drama unfolding where you might least expect it.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146, 150-161).

Introduction -- House -- Yard -- Food -- You -- But wait! There's more!

"Did you know that you're surrounded by microbes? They're on your body, in your body, and on every body! In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. From the ways they help us digest our food to the ways they control critters and creatures (zombie flies, anyone?), microbes form an unseen jungle around us. Complete with zany, gross facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with real researchers, this is your close-up view of the microbe drama unfolding in your world every day." -- Back cover.

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