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Do people really have tiny insects living in their eyelashes?, and other questions about the microscopic world, by Melissa Stewart

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Do people really have tiny insects living in their eyelashes?, and other questions about the microscopic world, by Melissa Stewart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Do people really have tiny insects living in their eyelashes?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

490808079

Responsibility statement

by Melissa Stewart

Series statement

Is that a fact?

Sub title

and other questions about the microscopic world

Summary

This book, in question-and-answer format, investigates seventeen statements about microbes

Table Of Contents

Does your mouth contain more bacteria than a dog's mouth? -- Do most people really have tiny insects living in their eyelashes? -- Is it true that tiny creatures make your skin itch? -- Are there really millions of tiny creatures living under your bed? -- Do bacteria really cause the common cold? -- Is it true that the germs in a sneeze can travel only an arm's length? -- Does washing your hands with soap and water really get rid of germs? -- Is money covered with germs that can make you sick? -- Is it true that germs can live on kitchen sponges? -- Does some water contain microbes that can kill people? -- Are microbes really the most deadly creatures on earth? -- Is it true that microbes have saved millions of lives? -- Does your body really contain as many bacteria as it does human cells? -- Do microbes cause body odor and bad breath? -- Is it true that microbes make you burp? -- Do some foods really contain tiny insect body parts? -- Is it true that yogurt contains live bacteria?

Target audience

juvenile

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