Brains On! Presents...Meet My Micro-Pets!

by Molly Bloom, Marc Sanchez, Sanden Totten, Tiffany Everett (Illustrator)

Overview

The creators of Brains On!, the award-winning science podcast for kids, introduce readers to a fact-filled and humorous look at the weird and wonderful world of microbes!

It's show-and-tell day, and Dominique can't wait to introduce her awesome pets to the class. They're more helpful than dogs, cuddlier than gerbils, and way smarter than lizards. They're her…MICRO-PETS!
 
As Dominique takes her classmates on a tour through her microbiome, they'll meet some face mites, hang with feet fungi, and visit the fart factory—powered by bacteria in her intestines!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316459471
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	07/25/2023
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	510,961
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Molly Bloom, Marc Sanchez, and Sanden Totten are the creators of American Public Media’s Brains On! and the authors of Earth Friend Forever, It’s Alive, and Road Trip Earth. They became friends while working at Minnesota Public Radio and decided to make a show for kids, because kids are awesome. They invite you to visit them at brainson.org, follow them on Twitter and Instagram @Brains_On, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Tiffany Everett  is a children’s illustrator passionate about science, nature conservation, and learning new things. She earned her BFA in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She lives in a cute old house in Auburn, Alabama with her photographer husband and her two spoiled senior dogs. She invites you to visit her online at tiffanyeverett.com.

Editorial Reviews

"An invitation to meet the neighbors infused with relentless, though apt, positivity.”—Kirkus

Praise for Brains On! Presents...Earth Friend Forever:

"A playful expression of a serious concern, hopeful enough to be suitable even for the read-aloud crowd."

—Kirkus Reviews

"[This book] brings warmth and humor to STEM content and invites approachable environmental action by young readers who may share an invigorated sense of loyalty to their pleading pal Earth."—Booklist

Praise for Brains On! Presents... Road Trip Earth:

"This title treats readers to an enjoyable tour of different parts of Earth.... While cartoon-like illustrations keep the mood light, the text and illustrations clearly explain the topics under discussion."—School Library Connection

"Facts and fancy combine for a planetary road trip to remember."

—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Brains On! Presents...It's Alive:

"A grab bag of bio-wonders."—Kirkus Reviews

"This eye-catching and engaging offering will perk up STEMM (science, technology, engineering, math, medicine) collections and will appeal to browsers and researchers alike."—Booklist

"Science and humor come together to create a title that will be picked up again and again."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2023-04-12
A third grader brings her microbiota to show and tell in this picture book from the creators of American Public Media’s podcast Brains On!

Putting a glossy shine on the topic, young Dominique, who presents Black, exuberantly fills her diverse and equally gobsmacked classmates in on the “various viruses, funky families of fungi, and mini mites” that teem by the trillion on and in her body. In the bright cartoon illustrations, Everett opens with 10 children and their teacher sitting in a circle, then zooms in for glimpses of googly-eyed mites laying eggs between eyelashes, stomach germs in hard hats breaking down a sprig of broccoli, grimacing intestinal “micro-pets” producing gas (“kaboom! Mega-fart!”), and other critters making “cool plaque sculptures” on teeth or helping the immune system repel “not-so-nice” intruders. By the time the young STEM winder is winding down (“Plus, they’re great listeners, they love to snuggle, and I never need to walk them”), everyone in class is clamoring for micro-pets of their own. Guess what? “You already have them!” For readers who haven’t made a (futile) dash for the showers at this news, the authors supply light injections of reassurance and further facts at the end along with a list of relevant podcast episodes and a Q&A ascribed to the spinoff podcast Moment of Um. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

An invitation to meet the neighbors infused with relentless, though apt, positivity. (Informational picture book. 7-9)

Kirkus Reviews