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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.
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
Harper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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
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
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
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
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...
29) 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
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Entertaining, eye-opening and educational, this deep dive into the microscopic world of germs discusses the microbes in and on our bodies that help us survive, the ones that don't and everything in between.
Series
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Unknow World catches creepy crawlers in the act of hiding in your closet and lurking in your bed, then magnifies them to monster size.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xviii, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This is the only book that tells both sides of the story of germs: that they are critically important for our health and that the dangers of emerging pathogens continue to wreak havoc in our bodies and around the world.
With straight-forward and engaging writing, infectious diseases physician Phillip Peterson surveys how our understanding of viruses has changed throughout history, from early plagues and pandemics to more recent outbreaks like HIV/AIDS,...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1200L
Physical Desc
149 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the compelling, suspenseful, down-to-earth story of a killer that has been stalking and doing away with people for thousands of years: Tuberculosis. For centuries TB in many forms was treated with everything from poultices and potions to the king's touch. The microorganism that causes the disease was eventually identified, more effective treatments were developed, and the cure for TB was thought to be within reach. But the TB germ simply...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 video discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 142 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
[An] "illustrated guided tour through a realm that is as teeming with exotic life as any rainforest -- and that is just as exciting" --Website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
unp. : col. ill. ; 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.
38) Micro monsters
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Learn about the invisible world of virus cells, maggots, mold, bugs, and other strange microorganisms that live in, on, and around us.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
76 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
While on a picnic in the park, the kids from Ms. Frizzle's class learned that there are living creatures all around us and they were in big trouble when they ran into the giant germ.
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.
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