Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World

Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our WorldCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781529512144 Year: 2023 Publisher: Walker Books Australia Description: This lively peek into the amazing world of microbes, replete with a kid pleasing "ick" factor, is bursting with fascinating facts, laugh out loud humour and fun illustrations. Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, microbial cells outnumber your human cells three to one. Whether helping people digest their food or

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781529512144
Year: 2023
Publisher: Walker Books Australia


Description:
This lively peek into the amazing world of microbes, replete with a kid-pleasing "ick" factor, is bursting with fascinating facts, laugh-out-loud humour and fun illustrations.



Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, microbial cells outnumber your human cells three to one. Whether helping people digest their food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us.



Through zany facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with experts in their fields, aspiring young scientists (or kids who just want to be grossed out) will discover a hidden world in which your health depends on a myriad of microbes, houseflies get zombified by fungi, and termites are saving the planet one fart at a time.



With such extras as sidebars, limericks, and even a lesson on how to draw E. coli, this “eww”-worthy treasure trove for kids is an engrossing romp into the microbe drama unfolding where you might least expect it.