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Unseen jungle : the microbes that secretly control our world / Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD ; illustrated by Rob Wilson.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Your hidden life ; 1.Publication details: Somerville, Massachusetts : MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2023.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 161 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781536226461 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 579 23
Contents:
Introduction -- House -- Yard -- Food -- You -- But wait! There's more!
Summary: Did you know that you're surrounded by microbes? They're on your body, in your body, and on every body! In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. From the ways they help us digest our food to the ways they control critters and creatures (zombie flies, anyone?), microbes form an unseen jungle around us. Complete with zany, gross facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with real researchers, this is your close-up view of the microbe drama unfolding in your world every day.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
J 500 - 599 Hanover Public Library Shelves J579 SPIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001296756

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- House -- Yard -- Food -- You -- But wait! There's more!

Did you know that you're surrounded by microbes? They're on your body, in your body, and on every body! In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. From the ways they help us digest our food to the ways they control critters and creatures (zombie flies, anyone?), microbes form an unseen jungle around us. Complete with zany, gross facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with real researchers, this is your close-up view of the microbe drama unfolding in your world every day.

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