Germs Up Close

Name: Germs Up Close
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Sara Levine
ISBN: 9781728440736

Author: Sara Levine

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 08/01/2021

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Health & Daily Living, Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Safety, Science & Nature, Biology

Synopsis

Have you ever seen a germ up close? Really, really close? Award-winning science writer Sara Levine introduces readers to a variety of viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi that can make people sick—including SARS-CoV-2, E. coli, and ringworm. Micrographs and illustrations show extremely close-up views of the germs that are at once incredible and a little gross.

The book concludes with tips for staying healthy as well as information about the immune system, vaccines, and medicines. It gives readers accessible, up-to-date scientific information presented in a way that emphasizes curiosity rather than fear.

About Sara Levine

Sara Levine teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her stories have appeared in The Iowa Review, Nerve, Conjunctions, Necessary Fiction, Sonora Review, and other magazines.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~ On Vacation. See you soon!

This is a wonderful book for younger kids to get acquainted with all those microscopic creatures that can't be seen with the naked eye: viruses, bacteria, protozoa and fungi. The information about each is comprehensive, right up to pronunciation guides to visual recognition clues. The accompanying i......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

This book is being published at the perfect time. While the world is still figuring out how to function during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book explains everything from germs to how to stay healthy in terms that children can understand. A lot of misinformation has been spread about COVID-19 over the......more

Goodreads review by Sue

Germs up close really does show you some interesting pictures of germs. It explains the types of germs and what illnesses they cause. This is a great book if you are learning about germs and health in school or even cells. I would have recommended this to every science teacher and parent out there bu......more

Goodreads review by Emma Katherine

In short, "Germs Up Close" is an easy-to-read introduction to germs. In long, "Germs Up Close" is a visual and understandable guide to the difference between pathogens, their functions, origins, and symptoms of their nature in humans. No matter your age, learning about diseases and how to combat them......more