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  The invisible kingdom : from the tips of our fingers to the tops of our trash, inside the curious world of microbes

  by Idan Ben-Barak

  With the wit of Bill Bryson and the spirit of Natalie Angier, Idan Ben- Barak takes us on a fantastic voyage into the infinitesimal world of microbiology. In The Invisible Kingdom , he introduces us to the amazing lives and workings of genes, proteins, bacteria, and viruses, and the ways in which they interact to shape life on Earth. Exploring everything from radioactive waste and insect sex-change operations to... (more)
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  Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our Lives (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))

  by Jeanette Farrell

  Mmm-mmm, microbes! Although we are accustomed to equating the presence of microbes with disease, in fact most microbes play a vital "friendly" role in shaping our lives. It is not just that one hundred million microbes can populate a thimbleful of fertile soil, or that many millions live happily in as much of our saliva. Microbes are everywhere, and we could not survive without them. To emphasize their amazing... (more)
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  Teaming with Microbes

  A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web

  by Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis

  Teaming With Microbes enlightens readers in two important ways. First, in clear, straightforward language, it describes the activities of the organisms that make up the soil food web, from the simplest of single-cell organisms to more familiar multicellular animals such as insects, worms, and mammals. Second, the book explains how to foster and cultivate the life of the soil through the use of compost, mulches,... (more)
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  Germ Hunter: A Story About Louis Pasteur (Creative Minds Biographies)

  by Elaine Marie Alphin

  Grade 3-6-This novel-like biography recounts Pasteur's life from his childhood as a tanner's son, through his stormy schooling and early work with chemistry, to his monumental discovery that germs are the cause of many kinds of illnesses. Although Alphin explains the science in easily understood terms, the book is more about the man than his work. However, the author considers how Pasteur might have felt about... (more)
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  Black Monday: A Novel

  by Bob Reiss

  A plague that will cause the death of millions. A plague that will destroy countries. A plague that will plunge the world into a dark age. A plague that will make nobody sick... When the first planes go down -- in Europe, in California, in Asia -- authorities blame terrorists. All flights are grounded as world leaders try to figure out how the global assault has been coordinated. And when cars, ships, and... (more)
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  The Demise of Diversity: Loss and Extinction (The Sustainability Project)

  The earth is the home of a fantastic diversity of species developed over millennia. We have only been able to identify a fraction of this biodiversity, which is of fundamental importance for the continued existence of life on this planet. This volume deals with biodiversity, its perpetuation, and what it means for us.