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A wonderful addition to the Ross Collins back list published by Bloomsbury.

About the Author

Ross Collins lives in Glasgow where he works on his brilliant books for young readers. Ross has won a Scottish Arts Council Award for Supposing and is an original and quirky voice in the world of children's books.

Reviews

'Who would have thought a story about the immune system could be so entertaining? ... This mixes facts with a fabulous "yuck" factor.' BBC Parenting

K-Gr 2-Young readers may not even suspect that they are being taught an important scientific principle as they follow the adventures of a na?ve, good-natured germ. Fresh from the incubator, Chickenpox 12087-2 (known as Pox to his friends) is sent to the academy to learn how to become a "proper germ"-the kind that makes kids sick. Even though he ends up at the bottom of his class, he is soon assigned a mission: to make little Myrtle get the chicken pox. However, once inside her body, instead of infecting her, he wins her immune system over to his side and comes up with a plan to protect her from the other germs. A lively cast of cartoon characters complements the energetic text. The spreads are colorful and full of eye-catching details, and a useful fact page is included.-Holly T. Sneeringer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.