Achoo!
The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Germs
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2003
- Category
- General, Body, Mind & Spirit, Biology
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 9
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 14
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553374510
- Publish Date
- Aug 2003
- List Price
- $8.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553374503
- Publish Date
- Aug 2003
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
In the fifth Mysterious You book, Achoo!, kids probe the secrets of illness and sniff out what germs are, why they sometimes make us sick, how our bodies battle them and how vaccines protect us against them.
This unique series explores the mysteries of the human body using a mix of thoroughly researched factual information, amazing anecdotes and surprising try-it activities.
About the authors
Trudee Romanek is the award-winning author of a dozen nonfiction books for young readers. Raising the Stakes is her first novel. Trudee lives with her family in Barrie, Ontario. For more information, visit www.trudeeromanek.com.
Rose Cowles is the illustrator of the award-winning Puppies on Board. She has a big black dog named Rosie. She loves animals and can paint eleven puppies and a dog over and over again so that you can recognize them on every page. "I love painting," she says. "It keeps me happy and that's the best gift I can give to my kids." It's a pretty good gift for everyone else as well! Rose also illustrated The F Team for Orca. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Awards
- Short-listed, Red Cedar Book Award
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
- Commended, International Book Awards, The Society of School Librarians International
- Short-listed, Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association
- Short-listed, Science in Society Book Award, Canadian Science Writers' Association
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