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English
Description
This book lets us peer into the world of microbes -- not as germs to be eradicated, but as invaluable parts of our lives -- allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its...
2) Germs
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Lexile measure
90L
Language
English
Description
A rhyming reader on germs.
Author
Series
Andromeda novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Fifty years after The Andromeda Strain made Michael Crichton a household name—and spawned a new genre, the technothriller—the threat returns, in a gripping sequel that is terrifyingly realistic and resonant.
The Evolution is Coming.
In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. Accidental exposure to the
...5) Critical
Author
Language
English
Description
Angela Dawson, M.D., appears to have it all: at the age of thirty-seven, she owns a fabulous New York City apartment, a stunning seaside house on Nantucket, and enjoys the perks of her prosperous lifestyle. But her climb to the top was rough, marked by a troubled childhood, a failed marriage, and the devastating blow of bankruptcy as a primary-care internist. Painfully aware of the role of economics in modern life, particularly in the health-care...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When Ms. Frizzle turns Keesha's cucumber into a pickle, the class embarks on a field trip into the world of microorganisms.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 69 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a Pickle: Topic: Microbes; Keesha and the class return from vacation to find her prize cucumber has turned into a pickle! Could the Mike Robe gang be to blame? ; Meets Molly Cule: Topic: Molecules; When Wanda s favorite singer, Molly Cule, comes to town and she chooses Ms. Frizzle s class to wash her famous car, the kids discover how to clean the car down to the very last bit. ; Makes a Stink: Topic: Smell; Flora Whiff, the famous expert on...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Germs, germs, everywhere! Did you know that: Some germs are good for you, or even delicious? There are more germs on Earth than all other living things combined? Your body is constantly fighting germs, even when you aren't sick? Now you know! Find out how more about germs and how to stay healthy, with eleven cool experiments. Provides readers with an informative look at germs, the various types, and the different purposes they serve (both good and...
Author
Series
Andromeda novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. Accidental exposure to the particle--designated The Andromeda Strain--killed every resident of the town of Piedmont, Arizona, save for an elderly man and an infant boy. Over the next five days, a team of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the moments before a...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Looks at all the different microbes that inhabit the Earth and examines the varied jobs they do.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 480L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Min is a microbe. She is small. Very small. In fact, so small that you'd need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she's never seen before -- like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted, tangled jungle of your shirt. The perfect book for anyone who wants to take a closer look at the world.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is a look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert. Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, it takes readers to the forefront of trail-blazing research while revealing the damage that overuse of antibiotics is doing to our health: contributing to the rise of obesity, asthma, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. Here the author invites us into the...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Good Gut offers a new plan for health that focuses on how to nourish your microbiota, including recipes and a menu plan. In this groundbreaking work, the Sonnenburgs show how we can keep our microbiota off the endangered species list and how we can strengthen the community that inhabits our gut and thereby improve our own health. The answer is unique for each of us, and it changes as you age."--Publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
122 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In gloriously gross detail, you'll meet dangerous microscopic invaders like protozoa, fungi, viruses, and foreign bacteria - then see how our bodies work to fight back adn defend us against future infections. We get to know the critters behind history's worst diseases. We delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and immunity, and also the incredible effect that technology and medical science have had on humanity's ability to...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony.Until recently, we had thought our microbes hardly mattered, but science...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious virus is brought to Earth by a returning satellite, an elite and dedicated squad of scientists assembles to search for the truth and stop the mutating killer before it ends life on Earth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press, A division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
v, 122 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If our vision improved one million times, we would be able to see microbes in the air, on our skin, in the soil, in water, and on food! In Microbes: Discover an Unseen World, readers journey through microscopic worlds that collide with our own on a daily basis to encounter bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, and archaea,"--page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Discover a hidden universe of microscopic monsters right before your eyes. Travel to locations both familiar and strange as you search for the smallest creatures on Planet Earth. You'll never see the world the same way again! Unfold each page to reveal stunningly detailed illustrations bursting with jelly-like amoebae, predatory centipedes, ravenous mosquitoes, and more mites than you could imagine. From the murky ocean depths to your kitchen cupboard,...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Microbiologists Brett Finlay and Marie-Claire Arrieta explain how the trillions of microbes that live naturally in and on our bodies influence childhood development; why an imbalance of those microbes can lead to obesity, diabetes, and asthma, among other chronic conditions; and what parents can do-- from conception on-- to positively affect their own behaviors and those of their children. They describe how natural childbirth, breastfeeding, and solid...
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