MS - ZIS Middle School Library Resources: Gr 7 Micro-organisms

Photographs, maps, and charts describe various pandemics around the world including the HIV virus, Bird Flu, and influenza.

Discusses the history of tuberculosis and the attempts to find a cure.

Explains how different kinds of viruses and bacteria have become drug-resistant over time, discussing the growth of antibiotic use during the twentieth century, and describes the efforts of scientists to address the dangers of drug-resistant malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases.

In graphic novel format, follows Max Axiom as he explores the world of bacteria.

Provides information about germs, explaining how and why people get sick and how the body defends itself against bacteria and viruses, and including stories of germ encounters throughout history, as well as a selection of experiments.

Discusses the beneficial uses of bacteria in applications ranging from brewing and baking to industry and sewage treatment.

Describes such microscopic organisms as viruses, bacteria, and fungi and the ways they affect human beings and other living things, and also covers the history of the microscope.

Presents discussions of cell function and specialization; tissues and organs; plant reproduction; respiration and photosynthesis; the role of genes; and unicellular organisms, and other aspects of living organisms, with illustrations, photographs, and a glossary.

Describes the various characteristics of plant and animal cells, what is inside them, how they reproduce, cloning and gene technology, bacteria and viruses, and protection against disease.

Explains how the development and over-use of antibiotics has led to new superbugs that are resistant to common medical treatments and pose a greater threat to human health.

Chronicles Dr. Edward Jenner's efforts to discover a vaccine for the smallpox virus and explains how his discovery impacted the world.