Tiny Science: Germs

Give MINI-scientists MAXIMUM understanding of the MICROscopic

List of contents

• 1: What are germs?
• 2: Germs and diseases
• 3: Types of germ
• 4: Bacteria
• 5: Viruses
• 6: Fungi
• 7: Protozoa
• 8: Infection!
• 9: Passing it on
• 10: Fighting off germs
• 11: The war on germs
• 12: It's not just us!
• 13: How tiny?
• 14: Glossary and Further info
• 15: Index

About the author

Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.Matt Lilly attended Goldsmith's College, London before starting at Nassington Press and moving to Walker Books, where he worked for 17 years. After his time with Walker, Matt teamed up with Jacqui Bailey, editor and author, and formed 'Two's Company'. In 2002 they were short-listed for both the Aventis Science Junior Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award for A Cartoon History of the Earth, published by A & C Black, and in 2011 for The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize for What's the Point of Being Green, published by Watts.

Over the last 20-odd years Matt has designed and illustrated a variety of non-fiction titles for several publishers and organisations including Franklin Watts, Wayland, A & C Black, David & Charles, Mathew Price Limited, Smart Learning and the BBC. Matt has also designed and illustrated marketing materials for a wide range of local businesses in Devon.

Summary

Give MINI-scientists MAXIMUM understanding of the MICROscopic

Foreword

Give MINI-scientists MAXIMUM understanding of the MICROscopic

Product details

• Authors: ANNA CLAYBOURNE, Anna Claybourne, Claybourne Anna, Matt Lilly
• Assisted by: Matt Lilly (Illustration)
• Publisher: Wayland
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2022
• EAN: 9781526317315
• ISBN: 978-1-5263-1731-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 206 mm x 260 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Tiny Science
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology, Interest age: from c 8 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales)