A Garden in Your Belly: Meet the Microbes in Your Gut

By Masha D'yans

"A Garden in Your Belly's colorful world helped me wake up...This book is as powerful as it is beautiful " --Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Your belly is full of tiny creatures--and they love to eat Along the river of your gut, tiny creatures move, eat, and grow. Learn more about the garden of microscopic flora growing inside the body and come on a journey that explains an important biological concept: the microbiome, the health of which affects everything in our bodies. Did you know that some foods are better for your microbiome (and you ) than others? Striking, original watercolor illustrations keep things from getting too gross. Informational back matter goes further into the science of the microbiome and reveals amazing facts about the gut.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541578406
• ISBN13: 9781541578401
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6