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Nema and the Xenos Ailsa Wild

Nema and the Xenos von Ailsa Wild

Nema and the Xenos Ailsa Wild


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Zusammenfassung

When a tree cries out in pain, some unexpected heroes come to the rescue. Nema and her gang of young nematodes (tiny worms) embark on a dangerous journey underground. The Xenos, a group of wise but deadly bacteria, hitch a ride. The story of how they help the tree is full of action, life-or-death challenges and microscopic warfare.

Nema and the Xenos Zusammenfassung

Nema and the Xenos: A Story of Soil Cycles Ailsa Wild

When a tree cries out in pain, some unexpected heroes come to the rescue.

Nema and her gang of young nematodes (tiny worms) embark on a dangerous journey underground. The Xenos, a group of wise but deadly bacteria, hitch a ride. The story of how they help the tree is full of action, life-or-death challenges and microscopic warfare. It is a story of co-operation and ancient partnership, about events happening all
over the Earth, in the hidden worlds beneath our feet.

FEATURES
  • A beautifully illustrated science-adventure story, created in collaboration with scientists
  • Engages children in the invisible world of microbes
  • The Science Behind the Story section allows for deeper exploration of scientific concepts underpinning story
  • Teacher Notes available to support the use of this book in the classroom
  • The Small Friends Books series combines cutting-edge scientific research, rich narrative and beautiful illustrations to tell stories that describe symbiotic partnerships between microbes and larger life forms

Nema and the Xenos Bewertungen

Aviva Reeds wonderfully liquid illustrations infuse the microbial world with life, colour and a sense of movement; they clearly communicate the complexities of an interconnected and interdependent ecosystem.- Childrens Book Council of Australia

Über Ailsa Wild

Ailsa Wild creates stories for theatre and paper pages. She loves collaborating with acrobats, scientists and children and her favourite question is ... But why?

Aviva Reed is a multi-disciplinary visual ecologist who creates immersive experiences to explore complex science.

Briony Barr draws on her skills as a conceptual artist to visualise complex systems and invisible worlds.

Gregory Crocetti combines his microbial ecology experience with science education skills in an attempt to teach the world that microbes are marvellous.

Patricia Stock is a Professor at the University of Arizona, USA. Her expertise is in insect pathology, with a focus on parasitic nematodes. Her work centres on the diversity, evolutionary relationships and symbioses these parasites have with their eukaryotic hosts and bacterial symbiotic partners.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR011921923
9781486312160
1486312160
Nema and the Xenos: A Story of Soil Cycles Ailsa Wild
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Gebundene Ausgabe
CSIRO Publishing
2019-08-01
48
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