Pesky Parasites

Pesky Parasites
Author: John Woodward
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781403447074

Introduces a variety of animals and plants that live off of other living beings in a parasite/host relationship, including the flea, ghost orchid, and tapeworm.

Pesky Parasites

Pesky Parasites
Author: William Anthony
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978520026

Parasites are a nasty part of a healthy ecosystem, thriving off the nutrients of their hosts while their host is hurt in exchange. While they aren't beneficial to the host, understanding where parasites come from and how they infect the body is important for young readers. Through the vivid photographs complemented by comments from illustrated teaching companions, young readers get an introduction to not just where these nasty creatures come from, but how readers can avoid infection. Young scientists will read along with the fun illustrated characters who encourage a better understanding of what a parasite is.

Parasite

Parasite
Author: Mira Grant
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316218936

From New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant comes a vision of a decade in the future, where humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good health to a humble parasite — a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the Intestinal Bodyguard worm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system — even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. Now, years on, almost every human being has a SymboGen tapeworm living within them. But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives . . . and will do anything to get them. "A riveting near-future medical thriller that reads like the genetically-engineered love child of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton." —John Joseph Adams More from Mira Grant: Parasitology Parasite Symbiont Chimera Newsflesh Feed Deadline Blackout Feedback Rise

Animal Sidekicks

Animal Sidekicks
Author: Macken Murphy
Publisher: Neon Squid
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1684493161

Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis—where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species, introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids’ nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals—from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including: • The crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat • The bat that goes to bed inside a plant • The warthog that likes a mongoose massage You’ll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint—is your head ever itchy?) By the end of the book you won’t look at nature in the same way again!

Why Don’t Jellyfish Have Brains?

Why Don’t Jellyfish Have Brains?
Author: Caitie McAneney
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1538220407

Jellyfish are some of the creepiest creatures out there. They're about 95 percent water and basically evaporate when they wash up on a beach, and, they don't have brains! This absorbing book details how these animals survive without this important organ and other weird facts about the invertebrate world. Even more fascinating than the freaky facts are the eye-catching images that illustrate each crucial concept. Sidebars and graphic organizers present more valuable information.

Gross and Ghastly: Animals

Gross and Ghastly: Animals
Author: Kev Payne
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0744054893

Get ready to have your mind blown with a big book of disgusting animal facts. An alternative animal factbook perfect for kids ages 6-9 that love any gross and bizarre facts. Go on a stomach-churning journey exploring the gross and ghastly animal kingdom. Packed full of facts, puzzles and games, which will guarantee young readers learn something exciting about their favorite animals. Gross and Ghastly:Animals has pages filled with fun and educational information about the animal kingdom: • Funny text and beautiful illustrations make this educational book easy for adults and children to read together. • Exciting and funny facts about some of your favorite animals. • Several interactive activities, such as quizzes and puzzles. • Written and illustrated by popular, upcoming author Kev Payne. Did you know that some creepy crawlies use their poop as a shield so that they don’t get eaten? Can you guess how much of your life will you spend on the toilet? Discover a hilarious collection of more than 150 weird and wonderful facts about the animal kingdom and the human body with these two Gross and Gastly children’s books. Gross and Ghastly: Animals focuses on a range of animals, from creepy critters to foul fish, and what makes them so truly terrible! Gross and Ghastly: Human Body focuses on everything truly terrible that happens to us and investigates why our bodies can be so disgusting. Paired with delightfully disgusting illustrations, this series of picture books from DK are perfect for children ages 6-9 who love all things gross and ghastly!

Rabbits For Dummies

Rabbits For Dummies
Author: Connie Isbell
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 111969678X

Now updated–a highly informative guide to the joys of bunny ownership Rabbits For Dummies gives readers a well-informed look before hopping headlong into the wonderful world of raising rabbits. From choosing a rabbit and preparing its home to feeding, grooming, and training, this practical guide provides a wealth of hutch-tested tips. Packed with informative photographs and beautifully detailed illustrations, Rabbits For Dummies includes up-to-date veterinary information, explains rabbit body language, advises on treating common rabbit maladies, covers the latest on organic cuisine and homegrown feeding options, and suggests training tips for acclimating a new bunny into the household. P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Rabbits For Dummies (9781119696780). The book you see here shouldn’t be considered a new or updated product. But if you’re in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!

The Storybook Adventures of Mary Miller

The Storybook Adventures of Mary Miller
Author: Charity Lovshin
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2022-01-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1665716878

It is May 1928 in Renton, Washington, when Mary Janette Miller enters the world. Three years later, she is surrounded by friends and her siblings while building magical sandcastle villages and pretending she is a pirate sailing the seas. Unfortunately, because Mary frequently gets distracted and into trouble, she must often escape to her favorite hiding place, underneath her bed, to avoid her mother’s crutches. A short time later after her parents decide to leave Renton for Butte, Montana, Mary embarks on a wild roller coaster ride through childhood as she attempts to navigate through the challenges prompted by the actions of her irresponsible, often absent, father. While growing up and maturing into womanhood amid the building of a famous city in the United States, the Great Depression, and the Second World War, Mary must overcome a variety of obstacles as she learns that having love in her heart leads to true happiness and joy, even through adversity and life’s greatest trials. The Storybook Adventures of Mary Miller is the fictionalized biography of an American girl who sets out on a unique coming-of-age journey in Butte, Montana, during the early twentieth century.

How to Clean a Hippopotamus

How to Clean a Hippopotamus
Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2010-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0547488262

How to Clean a Hippopotamus, a book about animal symbiosis, offers readers a close-up, step-by-step view of nature’s fascinating partnerships. Find out why a mongoose comes running when a warthog lies down, how a crab and an iguana help each other out, why ravens follow wolves, and more. Witness the ingenious lifestyles of some of the world’s most unusual animal partners in this book of curious biology, a symbiotic collaboration by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.

Radical Cures for Common Ailments

Radical Cures for Common Ailments
Author: Rosiland Miller EDU
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2021-12-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 148973905X

"In the future the sick will no longer be healed by doctors or medicine." —Thomas Edison Alternative natural healing gives you control over your own health and well-being. Chronic, acute and even life-threatening illnesses can be miraculously cured without talking dangerous drugs. This work, in the making for over ten years, is one of the most comprehensive compilations in the field in which the following prestigious nationally and world-renowned medical doctors working in the alternative healing field have added their expertise: Dr. Ray Wunderlich, Columbia University and well-admired pediatrician, now alternative healer; Dr. Andrew Weil, Harvard MD graduate, well-known and loved leader in the field; Dr. Ray Rowen, California MD, an innovator and researcher in "new age" medicine; and many outstanding natural healing practitioners, all of whom make up this work.