Killer bugs
Farndon, John2016
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This title for school students focuses on the battle of science against an invisble enemy, small invisible microbes that can cause sickness by setting up home in our bodies and multiplying - fast! Follow the hunt for these tiny killers over thousands of years, and the fight to outwit and eliminate them. From smallpox and tuberculosis to cholera and more, discover the history behind these diseases and the work of scientists and doctors to overcome them.
Main title:
Killer bugs / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean.
Author:
Farndon, JohnDean, Venitia, 1976-, illustrator
Imprint:
Edenbridge, Kent : Hungry Tomato, 2016.©2016
Collation:
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.
Audience:
Interest grade level: Upper primary.
Contents:
Introduction -- Settling for germs -- Bad air -- Eastern ideas -- Invisible animals -- Now wash your hands -- Dirty drains -- Guilty germs -- Germs nailed -- Clean surgery -- Germ army -- Germy times -- Gruesome symptoms -- Glossary.
ISBN:
9781910684627 (paperback)
Dewey class:
616.9041
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
340717
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 616.9041 KIL | Available |