Germ Stories [Hardcover]

Arthur Kornberg (Author), Adam Alaniz (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

"I told my three sons stories about germs more than fifty years ago as fanciful bedtime tales." So begins this charming collection of poems written by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Arthur Kornberg to help us learn about the germs that help and harm us. These rollicking, entertaining, and informative poems have been illustrated with witty and amusing watercolors and the book also contains electron micrographs and a glossary for the child who wants to go deeper into the world of microbiology.

Editorial Reviews

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"Humorous yet informative." --Science, December, 2007

"A delight to child and adult." --Nature, December, 2007

About the Author

Arthur Kornberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1959 for his discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of DNA. In that same year he founded the Department of Biochemistry at Stanford University School of Medicine where, as professor emeritus, he continued to teach until his recent death in late October. Dr. Kornberg is the author of numerous textbooks and an autobiography, For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist, and The Golden Helix: Inside Biotech Ventures. His son, Roger, won the Nobel prize in 2006.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 70 pages
• Publisher: University Science Books; 1st edition (November 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891389513
• ISBN-13: 978-1891389511
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, March 12, 2008

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Jeffrey Backstrand (Newark, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Germ Stories (Hardcover)

This book is very interesting... and fun! It as funny poems; that make it easy to understand germs. The pictures are AMAZING! I brought the book into school. People were so into it, that it was hard to take it home! Germ Stories was read over, and over, and over again by my classmates! I think the age group should be from 4 years old, to ten. I really recommend it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book!, December 28, 2008

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Kiirekass (Maple Valley, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Germ Stories (Hardcover)

A wonderful picture book written by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist with stories that rhyme about all the most famous and infamous germs. My 3 year old received this as a present and the whimsical drawings of germs pulled her right in. Even my almost 2 year old loves this book. The germs are actually cute! You can imagine the fun we all had as the kids point out various pictures and the adults get to say, "That's salmonella!" and "Look, helicobacter pylori look like little slugs!" The fun continues with the kids trying out the scientific names for the cute "bugs" the see in the book. Washing hands and why we get ear infections take on new meaning. This book has been extremely educational and fun for the whole family. It's appropriate for kids of all ages- adults included!

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!, September 7, 2011

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Lady Candida - See all my reviews

This review is from: Germ Stories (Hardcover)

As a microbiology "nerd" I LOVE this book. I bought it for my young child so we could start learning our bugs early. The pictures are brilliant the rhyming verses are catchy and the book is just overall fun! I will not only use this for my child, I will also be reading this book to my students before teaching them more details about each microbe. What a great and fun way to learn and remember!