The Bacteria Book: The Big World of Really Tiny Microbes

"Yes, and it’s wonderfully written by Steve Mould! This book is very educational, but in a totally different way. Again, some parts of it are just fascinating. I was looking at the eyelash mites earlier, with this wonderful picture of the tails of the little mites sticking out of a follicle. As adults, we often don’t like to think about the slightly grosser side of things, but that’s life, it’s our life and it’s important to understand it. It’s quite appealing to kids, who really are interested in the squishy and bacterial side of things, the micro-animals. And the book has got wonderful, wonderful pictures. Yes, being able to understand the difference between bacteria and viruses and the consequences of that difference is very helpful. So I think it’s a great book with some beautiful, big, bright illustrations—like the one of a tomato that’s gone mouldy, really nice and squishy. The book uses different ways to captures one’s interest."