"Your belly is full of tiny creatures! Vivid watercolors and lively text teach kids about the garden of microscopic flora growing inside them, how it keeps them healthy, and how they can help it thrive." --

Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise -- from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution is underway that can solve this problem: New research indicates that the health of your brain may be, to an extraordinary degree, dictated by the state of your microbiome -- the vast population of organisms that live in your body and outnumber your own cells ten to one....

"Explore the amazing microscopic world of germs - bacteria, viruses, and other microbes. Discover how they can make you ill and how your body fights them off, as well as some of the useful things they do for us."--Back cover.

Offers an illustrated exploration of the microscopic and small-scale animal world, with large fold-out illustrations that depict diverse ecosystems and their tiny inhabitants to scale. Discover some of the smallest - and strangest - creatures on Earth! From jelly-like amoebae to predatory centipedes, squirming worms, and millions of mites, microscopic creatures are everywhere you can think of, creeping in the murky ocean depths, your kitchen bacinet,...

"For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us."--

An illustrated introduction to the creatures that survive in the habitat inside a tree, covering different seasons and tree dwellers in the branches, trunk, and root systems of trees.