Tiny creatures the world of microbes
Looks at all the different microbes that inhabit the Earth and examines the varied jobs they do.
| Main Author: | Davies, Nicola, 1958- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Sutton, Emily (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Looks at all the different microbes that inhabit the Earth and examines the varied jobs they do. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780763673154 0763673153 |
| Author Notes: |
Nicola Davies was born on May 3, 1958. She is an English zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. She has also made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006; in the United States, the book is published as Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable. She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym Stevie Morgan. Her title,The Promise, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenway Medal in 2015 for best illustrator. (Bowker Author Biography) |