Those Mean Nasty Dirty Downright Disgusthing but... Invisible Germs [Esos desagradables detestables sucios completamente asquerosos pero... invisibles gérmenes (en inglés y español)]

by Judith Anne Rice, Reed Merrill (Illustrator)

Encourage the formation of good health habits in children. Through playful and colorful illustrations, this popular children's book shows the germs that cause illness and how important hand washing is to good health. Includes health information

Genres: Health, Picture Books, Spanish Literature

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1989

Reviews

[Charlene Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

My preschools students would take the book away from each another. They really enjoyed to make germs noises lol ..it was welled read and handled ..it ended up taped together.. I can't remember what ever happened to the book. We would create puppet germs for puppets shows.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a picture book used to teach preschool aged children good personal hygene habits. It is in both English and Spanish. The story is about a five-year-old girl named Rosa who gets mean, nasty, dirty, downright disgusting but invisible germs on her hands throughout the day. The story identifies a sickness that each germ can cause (earache, headache, sore throat, a fever, and throwing up) and shows how handwashing washes them away. I think this is a very good book to teach small children about the importance of handwashing. The cartoon-like pictures of the germs are very interesting and help to make these microscopic organisms tangible to a preschooler. this story would be both educational and enjoyable for kids.

[Grandma M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun way to teach kids about germs and hand washing! More important than ever now. And Sara, my adult 32-year-old nurse just said, "I lOVED that book. I tell people about it and they think I'm making it up."

[Maren Prestegaard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow this book has eighties written all over it. Good instruction though for the preschool set.

[Heather Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fab-U-lous book to teach age 3-young elementary school age kiddos about the importance of hand washing!