Germ Stories
Over the years, Nobel laureate Arthur Kornberg regaled his children and grandchildren with rhyming tales of the tiny beasties in the germ parade. Arthur's witty and charming poems and stories are now available for all in this beautifully rendered children's picture book.
Summary
Over the years, Nobel laureate Arthur Kornberg regaled his children and grandchildren with rhyming tales of the tiny beasties in the germ parade. Arthur’s witty and charming poems and stories are now available for all in this beautifully rendered children’s picture book. Germ Stories will bring the microscopic world to life for the very youngest readers and grown ups alike with its richly imaginative narrations and its vividly rendered art and color photos.
Translated into Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Spanish.
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Table of Contents
Germ Parade
- Staphylococcus Aureus
Food Poisoning - Salmonella Typhi
Typhoid Fever - Clostridium Tetani
Tetanus - Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Yeast - Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Pneumonia - Myxobacterium Xanthus
Germ Wars - Helicobacter Pylori
Stomach Ulcer - Penicillium Notatum
Penicillin - Poliovirus
Polio - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS
Reviews
“A delight to child and adult.”
-Nature
“Humorous yet informative.”
-Science
“The Publisher does not guarantee Nobels for all of the children to whom this book is read,
but about one in three of them should make it.”
-J. Chem. Ed.
“The poetic gem titled Germ Stories is Nobel prize-winning Arthur Kornberg’s last book,
and it is a fanciful delight.”
-BioScience
“A must for anyone, child or adult, with an interest in microbes.”
-ILoveBacteria.com
