Book
Mosquito bite / Alexandra Siy & Dennis Kunkel.
Black-and-white photographs show a children's game of hide-and-seek ending in a mosquito bite, while colour photomicrographs show the life story of Culex pipiens, the common house mosquito, as seen through an electron microscope.
Record details
- ISBN: 1570915911
- Physical Description: 32 p. : ill. (some col.)
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 32), Internet addresses and index. |
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| Subject: | Culex pipiens > Life cycles Mosquitoes Photomicrography |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J 595.772 Siy | 31681001638816 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
As children play a game of hide-and-seek on a hot summer night, their world is contrasted with that of a mosquito who is hiding and seeking to find a supply of blood to nourish the eggs she is carrying, in a book which includes colorized photographs taken with an electron microscope. Jr Lib Guild. - Baker & Taylor
As children play a game of hide-and-seek on a hot summer night, their world is contrasted with that of a mosquito who is hiding and seeking to find a supply of blood to nourish the eggs she is carrying. - Random House, Inc.
"READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME."
The boy listens.
The girl is getting closer.
Suddenly, there's another sound.
A droning buzz.
Something else is looking for the boy.
The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food'blood'to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body.
Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world as seen through an electron microscope. Zoom in for a close-up view: A blade of grass looks like a menacing field of spines. A mosquito's eye becomes a bundle of tightly packed tubes.
Discover the life story of a mosquito from a truly larger-than-life point of view. - Random House, Inc.
"READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME."
The boy listens.
The girl is getting closer.
Suddenly, there's another sound.
A droning buzz.
Something else is looking for the boy.
The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find foodâbloodâto nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body.
Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world as seen through an electron microscope. Zoom in for a close-up view: A blade of grass looks like a menacing field of spines. A mosquito's eye becomes a bundle of tightly packed tubes.
Discover the life story of a mosquito from a truly larger-than-life point of view.
