The Micro World of Dust Mites and Other Microscopic Creatures

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Did you know that there are animals all around you that you can't see without a microscope Sometimes it's good you can't see them. As you shed dead skin cells thousands of dust mites gobble them up. Gross Tiny water bears are super tough. They can survive in Earth's coldest and hottest places and even in space Young readers will learn amazing weird and sometimes gross facts about a variety of microscopic creatures.

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Melissa Mayer is a science writer and former science teacher who's currently working on an M.S. in Entomology. She lives on a tiny urban homestead in Portland, Oregon, with her wife, kids, and way too many animals--dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, and an ever-growing collection of insects. She's the author of nonfiction books for children and young adults.