Bill Nye the Science Guy's great big book of tiny germs

Nye, Bill (Author). Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner (Added Author). Barnard, Bryn. (Added Author).

Summary: Germs, germs, everywhere! Did you know that: Some germs are good for you, or even delicious? There are more germs on Earth than all other living things combined? Your body is constantly fighting germs, even when you aren't sick? Now you know! Find out how more about germs and how to stay healthy, with eleven cool experiments. Provides readers with an informative look at germs, the various types, and the different purposes they serve (both good and bad), enhanced with illustrations and eleven easy-to-follow experiments.

Item details

ISBN: 0786805439 (trade ed.) :
ISBN: 9780786805433 (trade ed.)
Physical Description: print
47 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Hyperion Books For Children, c2005.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"Twelve germy experiments inside!"--Jacket.
Formatted Contents Note:	We're outnumbered! -- Bacteria : they're old and tough -- Viruses : the enemy that gets within -- Germs get around! -- Germs attack ; we fight back -- The immune system -- The history of germs & humans--pox, plagues, and little demons -- How were germs discovered? -- What's in a vaccination? -- Antibodies -- HIV and AIDS -- Keeping safe and germ free -- Germs : we love them ; we hate them.

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