Since the beginning of human history, we have been at war with an invisible enemy. Microbes.
These tiny organisms can spread terrible diseases. Ramses V, Pharaoh of Egypt may have died of smallpox; in 1918 a new illness called the Spanish Flu killed 50 million people in 18 months; and in the fourteenth century the black death killed more than a quarter of the population. In more recent times Covid 19 has changed the way we live.
But there's good news too! Human scientists have learned to fight back. In the 18th century edward Jenner developed the first vaccine, and since the 1930s penicillin has saved millions of lives. And many microbes are helpful. They help our digestion, give us powerful medicines and even food.
This is the Microbe Wars. It's good, it's bad sometimes it's ugly, but it's a scientific journey filled with innovation and hope.
Sample contents: The Black Death; Diseases that Changed the World; Covid 19; Pandemic!; Germ Warfare; Edward Jenner and Vaccination; Your Immune System; How Immunisation Works; How Penicillin Won WWII; Antibiotic Resistance; Our Microbe FriendsThe perfect title to explain Microbes to ages 8-12. In a time when a new disease has changed our world, understanding microbiology is vitally important.Written with great energy and humour by former science teacher Gill Arbuthnott.Beautifully illustrated by Marianna Madriz, illusrator of Frieda Kahlo and Stephen Hawking (Little Guides to Great LIves, Frances Lincoln).Clear explanations of the science of microbe reproduction, how they attack the human body, and how the immune system and vaccination work. 
