Do Not lick
this Book by Idan Ben-Barak, illustrated by Julian Frost (A&U) HB RRP $19.99 ISBN 9781760293055
Reviewed by Dianne Bates
This
is a brilliantly simple, funny, interactive picture book that introduces
children to the strange, unseen world of microbes all around them by the
award-winning author of Small Wonders and the animator of the
insanely successful video 'Dumb Ways to Die'. It is so good it was
winner of the CBCA Book of the Year, Eve Pownall Information Book Award, 2018
Min is a microbe. She is small. Very small. In fact, she’s so small you'd need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she's never seen before - like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted, tangled jungle that is your shirt.
Min is a microbe. She is small. Very small. In fact, she’s so small you'd need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she's never seen before - like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted, tangled jungle that is your shirt.
The author Idan Ben-Barak holds a BSc in medical science, an MSc in
microbiology, and a PhD in the history and philosophy of science. His first
book, Small Wonders: How Microbes Rule Our World has been
published around the world and won the 2010 American Association for the
Advancement of Science/Subaru SB&F (Science Books and Films) Prize for
Excellence in Science Books, Young Adult category. An excerpt from his most
recent book, Why Aren't We Dead Yet? The Survivor's Guide to the Immune
System, was runner-up in the 2015 Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science
Writing. Idan lives in Melbourne with his wife and two children.
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