The Germ Lab Paperback – 13 April 2023
John Kelly Richard Platt . Kingfisher . English
The Germ Lab features case histories of specific epidemics and pandemics, including Covid-19, "eyewitness" accounts from the rats, flies, ticks and creepy-crawlies who spread the most deadly viruses, plus plenty of fascinating facts and figures on the biggest and worst afflictions. Discover how bacteria and bad beasties are beaten through the work of genius scientists and the development of vaccinations. Written by Richard Platt and illustrated by John Kelly, the brilliantly humorous artworks and fun characters will entertain readers with a cabinet war room showing the war on germs, a rogues' gallery highlighting the worst offenders, the very deadliest diseases examined under the microscope, and much more.
Categories: Action & Adventure
About the Author
British author Richard Platt has been writing books since 1983, completing more than 80 published titles. His children’s books have won prizes, including a Smarties Silver, and a Blue Peter award. One, “Incredible Cross Sections” (DK) was chosen by the Guardian as one of the three greatest children's books of the 1990s. Richard is not purely a children’s author: Tempus published his "Smuggling in the British Isles" in 2007 and he has also written restaurant reviews, corporate reports, televison scripts and museum interpretation. Richard has appeared widely on TV and radio, talking about his children’s writing, or drawing on his expert knowledge of maritime topics such as smuggling and piracy. You can find his website at www.richardplatt.co.uk.
