Gross Body Invaders
From the Series Up Close and Gross: Microscopic Creatures
From infestations of fleas and head lice to malaria-spreading mosquitoes and bacteria, a multitude of creatures live, eat, reproduce, and fulfill their life cycles…all on and inside our bodies! Filled with fascinating facts, Gross Body Invaders takes young readers on a voyage that will reveal our own bodies as habitats for a shocking array of organisms that both help and hurt us every day of our lives. Combining vivid, full-color microscope images and a controlled text, Gross Body Invaders is guaranteed to get young readers squirming to find out more about the world that is feeding and breeding within the dark, microscopic spaces of our bodies. Kids will also learn ways that they can get rid of harmful body invaders and treat the conditions that they cause.
| Interest Level | Grade 1 - Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Category | Hi-Lo, Nonfiction |
| Subject | Animals |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
| Imprint | Bearport Books |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2011-01-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 7.4 |
| Reading Counts! Quiz | Q53074 |
| Reading Counts! Points | 3.0 |
| BISACS | JNF051050 |
|---|---|
| Dewey | 578.6'5 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Lexile | 990 |
| Guided Reading Level | Q |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.8 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 142630 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Reviews
Gross Body Invaders
Disgusting Food Invaders and Gross Body Invaders were named to the Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year list for 2012.
Gross Body Invaders
This book is guaranteed to make readers say “Ew-www!” Part of the Up Close and Gross series, this book lives up to its name. Readers get a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photo tour of creatures that call your body home. Nothing says “gross” like a picture of a chigoeflea at 200x burrowed into your skin with only its abdomen sticking out. The business end of a hookworm at 645x along with a concise description of its life cycle, will keep shoes on your feet and dirty hands from your mouth forever. Did I mention the mites that live in the follicles of your eyelashes? See them at 600x! Each creature is accompanied by a short paragraph that presents interesting information about its life cycle, habitat preferences, or feeding method. A glossary, bibliography and online resource list allow your budding Leeuwenhoek to learn more. The text includes a quick description of SEM and how the specimen is prepared. Definitely a motivator to promote reading and/or chasing other students around the room with scary pictures.
Gross Body Invaders
This book is guaranteed to make readers say “Ew-www!” Part of the Up Close and Gross series, this book lives up to its name. Readers get a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photo tour of creatures that call your body home. Nothing says “gross” like a picture of a chigoeflea at 200x burrowed into your skin with only its abdomen sticking out. The business end of a hookworm at 645x along with a concise description of its life cycle, will keep shoes on your feet and dirty hands from your mouth forever. Did I mention the mites that live in the follicles of your eyelashes? See them at 600x! Each creature is accompanied by a short paragraph that presents interesting information about its life cycle, habitat preferences, or feeding method. A glossary, bibliography and online resource list allow your budding Leeuwenhoek to learn more. The text includes a quick description of SEM and how the specimen is prepared. Definitely a motivator to promote reading and/or chasing other students around the room with scary pictures.
