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  • Microbes to the Rescue (Orca Footprints)

Microbes to the Rescue
(Orca Footprints)

Author
Publication Date
May 13, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Includes Photographs
Microbes to the Rescue (Orca Footprints)

Description

Microbes are tiny but mighty, and they're everywhere!

When left alone, microbes such as bacteria, fungi and algae are experts at adapting, surviving and thriving under extreme and constantly changing conditions. These natural problem solvers can help fight the climate crisis by gobbling up pollutants, breaking down plastic, generating clean energy and capturing carbon. By harnessing the power of microbes, we can create eco-friendly packaging, farm-free food, and even make it easier to live in space! Microbes to the Rescue will introduce young readers to life on a microscopic level and explore how bacteria, fungi and algae play a key role in the connection between all life on Earth. Let's get microscopic and learn about how microbes can create a cleaner and more sustainable future.

Publication date
May 13, 2025
Genre
Non-fiction
Page Count
56
ISBN-13
9781459839137
Lexile Measure
1110
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Series
Orca Footprints
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF051110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Experiments & Projects

School Library Journal

Especially useful for individual research or class units on environmental impact.

Yolanda Ridge

Yolanda Ridge is the author of fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Evolution Interrupted: How We Change Nature and How Nature Changes Us, CRISPR: A Powerful Way to Change DNA and Elliot Jelly-Legs and the Bobblehead Miracle. She has a master of science degree and is adept at making complex concepts understandable, a skill she uses in her science writing and teaching. Yolanda lives in Rossland, British Columbia.

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