Idan Ben-Barak
In this interactive children's picture book, microbiologist Idan Ben-Barak and award-winning illustrator Julian Frost zoom in on the microscopic world found on everyday objects—and in our bodies—warning readers Do Not Lick This Book.
Min is a microbe. She is small.
Very small.
In fact, so small that you'd need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 BRAGG UNSW PRESS PRIZE FOR SCIENCE WRITING
Disease — specifically infectious disease — is what eventually kills the overwhelming majority of us. In fact, it's amazing that it doesn't get us sooner: we fight off millions of disease-causing germs every day.
So how come we're not dead yet? In this lively and accessible book, Idan Ben-Barak tells us why. He explores the immune system
...From the author of kid-favorite Do Not Lick This Book comes an innovative, hilarious, and expansive picture book about the biggest question of all: What is life?
It's not an easy question.
Life is more than just one thing.
Where did it start?
Peer back in time - way back in time - to the story of how life began...