The Good, the Bad, the Slimy: The Secret Life of Microbes

Enslow Publishers, 2006
Suppose you were to drink a magic potion that made all of the human cells in your body invisible. What would your friends see? A ghostly, shimmering zoo of microbes, that's what! Your body—from the top of your head to the tips of your toes, and nearly everywhere in between—is home to trillions and trillions of bacteria, fungi, and other things too small to see without a microscope. Incredibly, the bacteria cells in our body outnumber our human cells about ten to one!

And that's only the beginning.

The earth—perhaps even other planets—is teeming with life that we cannot see with our eyes alone. This book will show you the secret life of the many microscopic living things we call microbes. Dennis Kunkel’s stunning photographs of microbes will knock your socks off!

Science Books & Films, a critical review journal journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, placed The Good, the Bad, the Slimy on their 2008 Best Books List.

ISBN-10: 0766012948
ISBN-13: 978-0766012943
Interest level: Grades 5-up
Page Count: 128

Enslow Publishers 2006

Selected Works

Books for younger readers
Detective Stella Brite and her ace assistant, Max, are hot on the trail of one of today's greatest mysteries: dark matter. What is it? Where is it? And what do MACHOs and WIMPs have to do with the mystery?
"With glossaries at the beginning, simple narratives, and plenty of color photos of nature and children at play, this series distinguishes itself from similar sets . . . Experiments at the end guarantee reader engagement." –School Library Journal, April 2012
Books for older readers
"The books' greatest strength is in the variety of first-hand accounts and the scientists' breadth of experience. Both books have appealing color photographs and an attractive design that will appeal to general readers as well as to those interested in pursuing these exciting careers." – School Library Journal, August 2009
Science Books & Films, a critical review journal journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, placed The Good, the Bad, the Slimy on their 2008 Best Books List.