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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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."--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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." --
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 680L
Language
English
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
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Your mouth contains more bacteria than a dog's. Money is covered with germs that can make you sick. The germs in a sneeze travel only an arm's length. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the microscopic world and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether...
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"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.
Author
Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
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,...
Author
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the world's most significant, innovative and amazing technological inventions in association with the Science Museum. Find out how, when and why the inventions which we take for granted today happened, and learn more about the people who created them. Discover how the cutting-edge technology of today exists because of the long line of inventions and discoveries that came before. See inside mysterious machines to uncover how they function...
12) Awesome 8 epic
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
c2018
Language
English
Description
"Want to know the who/what/where of the coolest stuff on the planet? Count down with us in this fun picture list book, featuring the 8 most awesome things in over 50 fun categories. Stunning photographs illustrate the countdowns that include such engaging topics as Most Ancient Mysteries, Amazing Mazes to Get Lost In, Seriously Cool Space Sensations, Most Mighty Miniatures, Funkiest Food Mash-ups, Most Fabulous Fairy Tale Fashion Pieces, Most Clever...
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Viruses and bacteria are so small that you need a microscope to see them, and yet they are powerful enough to change the course of human history. Ancient epidemics like smallpox and the plague and current scourges like HIV/AIDS and cholera have profound impacts on the way we live today. Epidemics and Pandemics takes you through the science, history, and current status of the severe and often scary world of widespread outbreaks."--Provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Come face-to-face with flying snakes, shape-shifting octopuses, color-changing chameleons, exploding fungi, and carnivorous plants in this ... guide to animals and every other living thing on Earth"--Page 4 of cover.
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