Description: From the tiny organisms thriving all around us to the invisible energy waves sending signals to our gadgets, the world is brimming with activity that we can't see.
Some things can only be seen with the most powerful microscopes, while other things are just plain invisible. Did you know that hawks use ultraviolet light--invisible to humans--to see trails of pee left by mice so that they can find their next meal? Or that invisible magnetic fields are so strong they can suspend a frog in mid-air? Find out about the invisible worlds all around us, from tiny germs and bacteria to gases and gravity.Hear directly from a flea, a grain of rice, an amoeba, a gas-filled balloon, and loads of other first-person narrators as they guide you through an incredible world that you can't even see. Each comic page is packed with fascinating facts and big laughs.Written in Mike Barfield's hilarious style and accompanied by Jess Bradley's quirky and colorful comic-strip illustrations, Meet the Invisibles invites curious readers to marvel at the huge powers behind the tiniest phenomena.Also Available:- 9781837251063 A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds
- 9781837251070 The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
Brief description: Mike Barfield is an award-winning nonfiction writer for kids with a degree in botany and zoology. He is the winner of the Blue Peter Children's Book Award 2021, and has also been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the Association for Science Education Children's Book Prize (twice) and the De Bary Award for Outstanding Children's Science Books (twice).
Review Quotes: "The perfect book for youngsters fascinated by the tiny and unseen" - School Library Journal
"[An] information-packed compendium...[A]ttractive and compelling for many upper elementary and middle school readers." - Youth Services Book Review"In this fun and inspiring book, you can learn all about those things in the world that we can't see, from the tiny organisms thriving all around us to the invisible energy waves sending signals to our gadgets." - Booktime Magazine"Using comic-strip illustrations and a cast of unusual narrators, Barfield and Bradley make complex scientific ideas both accessible and entertaining. [...] Humorous and informative, it is an excellent introduction to the hidden forces and organisms all around us." - Educate Magazine