Why read Inside Your Insides?

Book cover of Inside Your Insides: A Guide to the Microbes That Call You Home

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“Wherever you go, tiny hitchhikers tag along for the ride,” this intriguing illustrated nonfiction book begins. “The hitchhikers are actually microbes --- tiny living things so small that you need a microscope to see them. And every person carries around trillions and trillions of these critters.” Six of the most…

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Bethany Barton

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Inside Your Insides does a nice job of taking a journey through the body and exploring which microbes live at the stops along the way.

After a brief intro into the microbiome and a distinction between helpful (“Some Of Your Microbes Are Good Guys”) and harmful (“Some of Your Microbes Are Bad Guys”) little fellas, the book focuses on different areas of the body: skin, mouth, lungs, gut… and dives into information and anecdotes about the microbes that call that region home.

Playful germ-jokes and fun-facts dance along the edges of the pages and the book closes out with tips…

From Bethany's list on children’s books about germs.