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Inside Your Insides: A Guide to the Microbes That Call You Home
40 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-332-5$17.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Marie-Ève Tremblay.
Wacky illustrations with bug-eyed humans and microbes echo the text's light touch in explaining the human microbiome. Fifteen spreads describe microbes--their functions, past and ongoing scientific discoveries, the ability of bacteria to evolve quickly, and the importance of proper use of antibiotics. Pages also include "Did You Know?" fact sidebars and microbes cracking corny jokes in speech bubbles. Glos., ind.