Germs Make Me Sick!

By Melvin A. Berger

Book Overview

With Marilyn Hefner's new full color illustrations, bacteria and viruses have never looked so good As packed with wit and good humor as with charts and diagrams, this book is still the best explanation of how your body fights germs. 'An introduction to bacteria and viruses and how each of the two forms attacks cells and makes a person feel sick. The text mixes information with reassurance. . . . A nonthreatening first exposure, administered with a pleasant bedside manner.' 'K. A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection Best Children's Science Books 1995 (Science Books and Films)

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060242507
• ISBN13: 9780060242503
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A favorite to read to my kids and now to their kids.

I got such a kick out of the reviewer who said he thinks disease is cause by sin! THAT guy should write a book. IMO, 'Germs Make Me Sick' tells kids what they need to know. It's not a text book on virology/bacteriology, ... well, ... maybe a FIRST text. The grown-ups still have a role to play by telling kids about hand washing & chicken soup. But this is a fun way to help them remember what they need to know and be just a little safer than they'd be without that knowledge.

One of the best!

Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger is one of the best books I've seen to educate primary grade children about viruses and bacteria and how they can make you sick -- and how you can make yourself well again. Sometimes, your Doctor will have to send a swab or a drop of your blood to a lab to see just the right way to make you well if your illness is caused by a bacteria or protect you from some diseases caused by a virus. I am amazed at how well this scientific information is presented for young readers, and the follow-up with a section on The Rules for Good Health make this a must buy for parents.

Love the cartoons, and I learned something too

Every illustration in this book is a cartoon, and in many of the illustrations a cat, dog, lion, or some other animal will make some kind of random comment. This was pretty funny, but not quite as funny as the cartoons in another Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science book called Digging Up Dinosaurs. According to this book, the sticky saliva in your mouth catches germs and prevents them from going inside your body to cause further damage. I didn't know that. Hope all the information is correct.

When my kids were sick, this was one of two books we always read...

My children, now 19 and 17, loved this book. I guess they were about 6 and 4 when I got it. Whenever they were sick, we read this book and a Sesame Street book called "It's No Fun to be Sick." Reading these books became a comforting ritual, as well as an easy way to learn some basic science.

An untimidating, practical account of germs for young reader

My three-year old son really enjoys this book. The book's fairly simple, yet informative account of how viruses and bacteria can make us sick helps to make the abstract concept of germs more concrete for him. As an added bonus, the book gives a plug for handwashing, covering mouths when sneezing or coughing, and not sharing cups that most preschoolers can benefit from. I must also confess that, despite having read the Times Science section for years, I learned quite a bit about viruses and bacteria from this simple, well-illustrated book. A good buy, especially for parents who field a lot of factual queries every day. The Let's Read and Find Out series is a great way to let someone else do the explaining for a change.