SICK!: THE TWISTS AND TURNS BEHIND ANIMAL GERMS, by Heather L. Montgomery and Lindsey Leigh, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Feb. 20, 2024, Hardcover, $19.99 (ages 8-12)
Learn about the organisms that make animals ill in Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs, by Heather L. Montgomery and Lindsey Leigh.
When a super sickness lands on the land, when a parasite becomes more than a pest, when an infection ignites an epidemic, what’s a body to do? Your body is an animal body, so why not ask the animals?
Follow the scientists, around the world and into their labs, who are studying animals and the germs that attack them. From fungus-ridden frogs with fevers to bacteria-resistant buzzards and everything in-between, animals have A LOT to teach us about infections. But-reader beware!!-the story of germs is filled with twists and turns.
In this nonfiction book packed with colorful, comic-style art, you’ll discover not only the cool ways that animal bodies (and our bodies) fight back against pesky pathogens, but also the amazing and surprising ways we can learn to work together with germs. —Synopsis provided by Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs is middle-grade gold. It features comic-style art and is full of stuff that kids simultaneously will say eewww about while asking for more. In short, the creators have made germs fun.
At the very beginning of Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs, author Heather L. Montgomery warns readers that the book isn’t a textbook or encyclopedia — it’s science in action, and that’s exactly what readers get. Montgomery has taken complex concepts and not only made them accessible but interesting, too. Artist Lindsey Leigh’s humorous illustrations further understanding. And, at less than 150 pages, it’s not too long for less confident readers.
Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs is sure to be a hit with kids ages 8-12. I can see this one constantly checked out from school, classroom and public libraries. It’s a nonfiction book kids will want to read.
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