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Unseen Jungle
Your Hidden Life (Related to this series)
- Author
- Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD
- Narrator
- Stephanie Richardson
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 10 December 2024
- Run Time
- 1 hour 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells—the rest are microbes. 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 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. This "eww"-worthy treasure trove for kids is an engrossing romp into the microbe drama unfolding where you might least expect it.
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- Author
- Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD
- Narrator
- Stephanie Richardson
- Duration
- 1 hour 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 December 2024
- ISBN
- 9798331910266
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Educational: Biology, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world
Synopsis
This lively peek into the amazing world of microbes, replete with a kid-pleasing "ick" factor, is chock-full of facts and humor.Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells—the rest are microbes. 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 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. This "eww"-worthy treasure trove for kids is an engrossing romp into the microbe drama unfolding where you might least expect it.
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