The Invisible War: A World War I Tale on Two Scales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781541545281)

One Nurse. Trillions of microbes. A deadly WWI battle. In France of 1916, battlefield nurse Sister Annie Barnaby encounters a strain of lethal bacteria while treating a patient with dysentery. This army of bacteria invades deep into her gut, rallying the resident microbes to fight for their lives--and hers Enter the phage, deadly microscopic predators, ready to wage war and protect their host. This graphic novel examines what happens when bacteria attacks the body and how the body's defenses respond, drawing upon parallels to wartime combat.

Author: Jeremy Barr, Gregory Crocetti, Ailsa Wild
ISBN-10: 1541545281
ISBN-13: 9781541545281
Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2019
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.50w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 501319 / Invisible War


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 85
Booklist 05/15/2019 pg. 40
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory