- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Hippo (16 Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0439995019
- ISBN-13: 978-0439995016
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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738,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #82 in Books > Children's Books > Characters & Series > Horrible Science
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Microscopic Monsters is full of facts about the tiny world of microbes - viruses, bacteria, amoebas, they're all here. as well as many other diminutive creepy-crawlies. Read the diary of a dust mite, get up close and personal with bacteria and find out what it takes to be a micro surgeon. Crammed full of fantastic fact files, quizzes and cartoons.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
as it is riddled with info!
'Are you itching to discover....
which creature lays eggs between your toes?
why your toothbrush is covered with germs?
what makes your guts the perfect home for bacteria?
If you think you can stomach the 'sick' side of science then read on, as we peer into the tiny world of microbes. Read the diary of a dust mite, find out what it takes to be a micro-surgeon and join M. I. Gutzache as he gets close up and personal with bacteria.
With fantastic fact files and curious quizzes, teacher tests and crazy cartoons, Microscopic Monsters is riddled with info!
142 pages, split over 11 chapters:-
Introduction
Magical microscopes
Crucial microscopic know-how
Microscopic detective mysteries
Tiny terrors
Murderous microbes
Medical microscopes
Secret cells
Hidden horrors in your home
Terror in the toilet
Epilogue: it's a small, small, small, small world
Written in a variety of fonts in the usual Nick Arnold entertaining style.
Black and white illustrations throughout, as well as 'Horrible Health Warnings' and 'Bet you never knew' fact-boxes.
Science has never been so horrible!
One of a series.
'Are you itching to discover....
which creature lays eggs between your toes?
why your toothbrush is covered with germs?
what makes your guts the perfect home for bacteria?
If you think you can stomach the 'sick' side of science then read on, as we peer into the tiny world of microbes. Read the diary of a dust mite, find out what it takes to be a micro-surgeon and join M. I. Gutzache as he gets close up and personal with bacteria.
With fantastic fact files and curious quizzes, teacher tests and crazy cartoons, Microscopic Monsters is riddled with info!
142 pages, split over 11 chapters:-
Introduction
Magical microscopes
Crucial microscopic know-how
Microscopic detective mysteries
Tiny terrors
Murderous microbes
Medical microscopes
Secret cells
Hidden horrors in your home
Terror in the toilet
Epilogue: it's a small, small, small, small world
Written in a variety of fonts in the usual Nick Arnold entertaining style.
Black and white illustrations throughout, as well as 'Horrible Health Warnings' and 'Bet you never knew' fact-boxes.
Science has never been so horrible!
One of a series.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
all sorts of things
mega fun
makes science really horrible
people who like "Blood Bones and Body Bits" will love this wacky book
mega fun
makes science really horrible
people who like "Blood Bones and Body Bits" will love this wacky book
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Microscopic Monsters is probably the best horrible science ever.It tells you about bacteria (like salmonella) and takes it in the humourous, and fun way.I reccommend that anyone who likes "Deadly Diseases" should read this excellent book.It's Nicks best yet!
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