FICTION

Germs!: An Epic Tale on a Tiny Scale!

by Martin HOWARD
Germs!: An Epic Tale on a Tiny Scale! illus. by Colin Stimpson. 32p. Trafalgar Square. 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-84365-119-2.
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K-Gr 2—Fluffy little monsters bedecked in medieval armor and weaponry make up a germ army living in a toilet bowl. They see their chance to attack when a little boy, who is a giant in their eyes, neglects to wash his hands after using the bathroom. It is up to Sam, a runt of a germ unwilling to fight, to stop the war and prevent the boy from getting sick (falling in love with a cute antibody ally named Ella helps). Fold-out battle scenes of the army charging from a toothbrush and into the cavern of the boy's mouth are equal to the story's tongue-in-cheek epic tone. Lengthy text make this story better for one-on-one reading than a storytime, if one does not mind the toilet setting and humor.—Joanna K. Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library
Reviewed by Joanna K. Fabicon , Feb 01, 2013

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