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HarperCollins, 2015-04-08

Germs Make Me Sick!

Germs Make Me Sick!

Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2

Melvin Berger, Author

Marylin Hafner, Illustrator

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9780062381873

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Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.
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This informative and engaging book helps young readers understand the importance of hygiene and how germs affect our bodies. Through accessible language and playful illustrations, it encourages health-conscious habits, fostering a sense of responsibility toward personal well-being.

Keywords and Themes: Animals • Awareness • Baby Animals • Biology • Birds • Discoveries • Diseases • Education • Empathy • Family • Games & Activities • General • General (see also headings under Social Topics) • Growth • Health • Health & Daily Living • History • Illnesses & Injuries • Integrity • Juvenile Nonfiction • Learning • Prevention • Reference • Responsibility • School & Education • Science & Nature • Self-Control • Technology

Readability • 3.3

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 32

Subjects • Readers • Bacteria • Viruses • Bacterial diseases • Virus diseases • Readers (Elementary) • Juvenile works

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Biology • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Topics) • Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Baby Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education • Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | General

Share this book with children to help them, in a safe and calm way, understand how germs work. In addition to straightforward, helpful information told in a warm and approachable way, the book contains a chart of rules for good health that reinforces healthful living.

Germs are all around us, but they're too small to see. Many germs are harmless, but two kinds, viruses and bacteria, can make you sick. How? Read and find out!

This clear and appealing picture book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is all about germs, how they can make you sick, and how your body works to fight them off.

This book features simple diagrams to explain why you feel poorly when you're sick and how your body keeps you healthy by producing antibodies. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Melanie Marin. An excellent resource in this time of COVID-19.

This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

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Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

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  • Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
  • Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
  • Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
  • Meet national science education standards
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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

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