The Gross Science of Lice and Other Parasites
Title | The Gross Science of Lice and Other Parasites PDF eBook |
Author | Keith J. Olexa |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2018-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1508181713 |
They live in clothes, on hair, on skin, they live under the skin, in guts, in blood. They're parasites, and they're really into us. But what are these small, squirmy, highly successful organisms? How did they evolve to live inside other organisms, to consume, sicken, and even kill them? Readers will enter the engrossing inner world of bugs, worms, and microbes, explore their riveting life cycles, and discover how these tiny creatures topple civilizations and ruin lives. Readers will learn how to avoid infection or infestation, and what to do if parasites have let themselves in.
Head Lice
Title | Head Lice PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Mincks |
Publisher | Bolt! |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781680720075 |
Through dynamic infographics, charts, up-close photos and strong reading level control, this title explores the lives of head lice the creepy parasites that might be living near you.
Parasites
Title | Parasites PDF eBook |
Author | Kris Hirschmann |
Publisher | Greenhaven Press, Incorporated |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Lice |
ISBN | 9780737717846 |
Discusses human lice, including how they spread, feed, and grow, and explains how to get rid of them.
Gross and Disgusting Parasites
Title | Gross and Disgusting Parasites PDF eBook |
Author | Julie K. Lundgren |
Publisher | Gross and Disgusting Things |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2021-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781427154491 |
Learn all about different kinds of sickening parasites. Discover fascinating facts, from the cousins of tongue-eating lice to how brainworms get inside animals. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Nasty Parasites
Title | Nasty Parasites PDF eBook |
Author | Roxanne Troup |
Publisher | Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2019-12-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1978513828 |
Parasites are some of the nastiest creatures on earth. They will do anything to survive, including pirating nutrients and using mind control. Follicle mites feast on human skin cells. The corpse flower steals its host's DNA and the stickleback tapeworm tricks its host into becoming dinner. Parasites have adapted to every environment on earth and in the sea, but are these tiny creatures nature's monsters or do they play an important role in our ecosystem? Through intriguing photographs and accessible text, readers will dig into the science of parasites and explore how these creatures shape history.
Parasites
Title | Parasites PDF eBook |
Author | Rosemary Drisdelle |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520259386 |
The evolution and life history of parasites, their role in shaping human history, as well as future threats posed by them.
World's Grossest History Facts
Title | World's Grossest History Facts PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Nickel |
Publisher | Lerner Publications TM |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2022-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 172845560X |
The past was disgusting. Sewage ran into the rivers people bathed in. Doctors drank their patients' urine to diagnose them. This title has plenty of nasty facts to gross you out.