What's Living in Your Classroom?

Andrew Solway (author)

Heinemann Library, Harcourt Education, UK: 2004)

ISBN: 0431189660

Genres: biology, factual text, information text, non-fiction, science

This is a really interesting book for senior primary students. It introduces them to the fascinating microscopic life with which we share our world.

Photos taken through an electron microscope show hugely enlarged images of live and nits, ear mites common to classroom pets such as mice, skin cells, and many other things that will fascinate children even if it's in an ‘ick, ooh, yuck' way!

The text is divided into columns, with plenty of space between lines so that readers are not overwhelmed. Although appropriate scientific names and terms are used, they are introduced in a way that makes them accessible to the reader. A separate box on each double page spread contains ‘special features' type information about each bacterium. Colourful, informative and stimulating, this will make a great addition to a school or local library, the science classroom or a reading corner.