Battle with the Bugs: An Imaginative Journey Through the Immune System (Human Body Detectives)

I reviewed this when it first came out yet somehow that disappeared,very strange, will have to get the detectives in this story on it. This bar none is one of the best, if not the only book I have ever seen, that clearly, simply, explains to children in a wonderful way about disease, the battle, and how to win it. Not only that, but it makes it a fun thing to do. This author needs to jump up there next to the major heros in parent heaven, for making their life 100% easier. Parents make sure you get two copies of this as one is sure to disappear, probably with your child to show and tell at school, which he or she just forgot to mention they were going to take, despite your dire threats not to. 5 Gold Stars and why did this have to take so long to appear in parent Heaven ? A true life and sanity saver plus Doctors need to have a copy or three in their offices. Bravo !!!

This is a higher level book for slightly older readers. It has a lot of content about the immune system once Merrin and Pearl are inside Max’s body. I think this would bore younger readers and they wouldn’t get as much out of this book.This is the perfect thing to accompany a unit on the body or immune system. It could also be used with guidance to teach young ones what happens inside your body when you get sick…and why eating sugar is an important thing not to do when this happens!Other than the immune system language and brief explanations, the book’s language is friendly and the cousins work well together to help Max.There is a plethora of information at the back of the book, including a diagram of the immune system, facts, jokes, a glossary and more.

The book is for kids and was free so that is great, but once I downloaded it the format doesn't make sense for a Kinde. Each page is tiny and my son couldn't see it well enough to read the words. We could expand it , but that must be.done every page. I sat with him and did so, but it slowed the flow and enjoyment of the story tremendously. I wouldn't pay for another book unless I knew it was formatted for Kindle.

My students enjoyed this book!

Loved being able to access this on-line! Project Lead the Way recommends this book for fifth grade Science

What a wonderful book for teaching kids about the immune system! This book is a great supplement to any study of the human body for kids. The story line is exciting and draws the reader right into the book. I highly recommend it!-Sue Kilbride, author of "Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers."

I really enjoyed teaching Science with this story. After reading this book, my daughter often referred back to it when she was brushing her teeth or cleaning her hands or doing something to destroy those bugs. I need to go buy the rest of the human body detectives!!!!

My daughter loves it. It teaches why people have fevers and not to eat to much sugar.I think 10 - should read it