El libro de las bacterias (The Bacteria Book): Feos gérmenes, virus malos y espantosos hongos

by Steve Mould

Overview

Bacterias, virus y otros organismos microscópicos explicados para los más pequeños

Covid-19, inmunidad, bacterias buenas y malas, diferencia entre resfriado y gripe... Más que nunca los microbios son protagonistas de la actualidad y con este libro padres y niños podrán asomarse juntos a su mundo y responder a las preguntas más frecuentes.

Increíbles ilustraciones, datos curiosos y explicaciones sencillas complementan la original personalidad del científico Steve Mould (¡cuyo apellido significa 'moho' en inglés!) y hacen que conceptos abstractos como las bacterias, los virus, los hongos y los protozoos sean fáciles de entender y recordar.

La manera perfecta de abordar conversaciones como el coronavirus o las vacunas con los niños, además este libro pone los microorganismos en perspectiva ya que no todos son dañinos y sin ellos no tendríamos pan, queso o yogur.
El libro de las bacterias es además el regalo perfecto para pequeños científicos y biólogos, para que sigan alimentando su vocación en casa e inspirarles para sus proyectos escolares.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780744040470
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	12/16/2020
Series:	The Science Book Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	72
File size:	32 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Steve Mould (www.stevemould.com) is a science expert and comedian. You can find him talking science onstage, on TV, and in videos on his popuar YouTube channel -- and now in books! Steve is the author of DK's best-selling How to be a Scientist.

Editorial Reviews

In an overview of "peculiar, pulsating creatures" that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, the appropriately named Mould keeps his eye on the ick factor as he dishes out basic facts about the viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, archaea, and "micro animals" with which we share the planet. He also describes how diseases are caught and spread, explains how our immune system works, and, backed by a closing timeline, covers the development of microbiology and antibiotics.... Memorable insights into the invisible world. (glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 7-10) —Kirkus Reviews

“While Mould definitely promotes the yuck factor, he moderates it with humor...Just watch the grubby fingers reach for this one.” —Booklist 

"The Bacteria Book is an expert blend of visual and written information. There are lots of great attention-grabbing photos, with short blocks of text, and sidebars filled with arresting facts...Like all the best non-fiction books, it informs, entertains, and astounds. Highly recommended" —GeekDad.com

From the Publisher

06/01/2018
Gr 2–4—Mould introduces the intriguing world of microbes to young readers. Bacteria, viruses, algae, fungi, protozoa, and archaea are all defined. Examples are supplied to help children understand the relative size of various microbes (e.g., if a mountain represents the size of a grain of rice then a person would be the size of bacteria and a cell phone would be the size of a virus). Each spread features colorful illustrations that are seamlessly paired with relevant photographs, including many examples of electron microscope photography, and a variety of differently sized fonts with bolded keywords to grab kids' attention. Other topics covered relating to the microbial world include how the immune system defends the body against potentially dangerous microbes, how antibiotics work, and a description of how bacteria in the large intestine are responsible for farts, which will surely draw readers. Numbered, sequential illustrations are used to graphically explain various types of processes, such as how cholera spreads within a community. A microbiology time line highlights a few key events and discoveries. VERDICT With simple language and visually engaging graphics, this book is a solid choice for nonfiction collections; it will appeal to both browsers and budding scientists.—Ragan O'Malley, Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn

School Library Journal

2018-03-18
The skinny on the really tiny."Did you know there are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world?" In an overview of "peculiar, pulsating creatures" that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, the appropriately named Mould keeps his eye on the ick factor as he dishes out basic facts about the viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, archaea, and "micro animals" with which we share the planet. He also describes how diseases are caught and spread, explains how our immune system works, and, backed by a closing timeline, covers the development of microbiology and antibiotics. All of this is parceled out in easily digestible portions and incorporated into a high-intensity visual mix of microphotos in cranked-up false color, a diverse array of human figures, and graphic images of melodramatically slavering, grimacing microbes. A debunked claim that babies are born free of germs is the only major slip in this introduction to millions of our closest neighbors, from cold viruses and beneficial (if fart-producing) gut bacteria to zombie ants and demodex mites that "walk around on our eyelids at night."Memorable insights into the invisible world. (glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews