The Bacteria Book

Look at the cover: even kids who hate science will want to pick this up! Penned by Steve Mould (talk about being born to write this book), DK's usual methods to astonish remain. From glowing squids and all the ways you can catch the common cold to superpowered bacteria and micro animals, each topic is lovingly presented, with Mould's commentary a welcome counterpart to the lavish on-page presentations. * How It Works * This is a really interesting and well written book full of amazing facts and fabulous illustrations... I learned so much from this book and it's led to talking points with the kids -- Parent with child age 6 * Toppsta * The book takes a 'Horrible Histories' approach to making facts compelling... This book is a real hit for children old enough and curious enough to learn more about bacteria in a fun and accessible way -- Parent with child age 10 * Toppsta * This is a lovely colourful and easy to understand book... I think this is a book they will keep picking up! -- Parent with child age 6 * Toppsta * I read this book with my 6 year old son and he was instantly absorbed in the book -- Parent with child age 6 * Toppsta * It was a good quality book... I'd recommend this book to any children who are interested in science -- Parent with child age 5 * Toppsta * It is an engaging, fun and informative book. My 6 year old was engaged straight away -- Parent with child age 6 * Toppsta * Definitely a book which will be used over and over again -- Parent with child age 10 * Toppsta * Brilliantly written, very easy to understand -- Parent with children ages 7 and 10 * Toppsta *

Steve Mould (www.stevemould.com) is a science presenter and comedian with a physics degree from the University of Oxford. He has a YouTube channel with more than 175,000 subscribers, and his videos regularly achieve hits in the hundreds of thousands. One of these videos (about "self-siphoning beads") went viral worldwide, gaining nearly 2 million hits and being mentioned on the BBC and in The New York Times. Scientists later discovered why the beads performed in the mysterious way they did and dubbed it "The Mould Effect". Steve also hosts a radio show on BBC Radio 4, has appeared on Chris Evans's Radio 2 Breakfast Show, and is part of the live comedy/science trio Festival of the Spoken Nerd.

1: Introduction 2: What is a microbe? 3: Meet the microbes 4: Seeing is believing 5: All about cells 6: What are bacteria? 7: Growing and dividing 8: Where in the world? 9: Can a squid glow? 10: In your body 11: The bad guys 12: Your bodys defences 13: The story of antibiotics 14: Bacteria with superpowers 15: Bacteria put to work 16: What is a virus? 17: Catching a cold 18: Fighting a virus 19: Deadly tricks 20: Plant viruses 21: What are fungi? 22: Mega mould 23: Growing and spreading 24: Micro chefs Zombie ants! 25: What are algae? 26: Growing green 27: What are protozoa? 28: What are archaea? 29: Micro animals 30: Timeline of microbiology 31: Glossary 32: Index 33: Acknowledgements