Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes (Science Stories) Paperback – August 1, 1996

Great story about Louis Pasteur for a child looking to learn about what he did for our world.

A captivating book that kept my 6 year old son reading! We really enjoyed it.

I especailly like the illustrations. Content is good too. I wish the author had included something of Pasteur's Christian faith, as is was a great factor in his confident and untiring search for answers to the mysteries puzzling him.

Pasteur's Fight Against Microbes is a good way to introduce the subject of bacteria to children. Even when the book explains many facts meant for elementary kids, I think it can be read to kids as young as four. My 4y/o loved the story and the illustrations.

I bought this book as a guide preview for a 5th grade class studying germ theory. The narrative is missing a lot of context, and dies not give a clear picture of Pasteur's work. It needs to be run by an editor.

This book was part of our home school curriculum, but the first pages are missing from our copy. The curriculum suggests the story starts off with "It was the mid-1800s France" but our book starts awkwardly with "The father looked at the teacher". Can someone please take a picture of the text I'm missing?

My son loved this book. I read it to him, then found him reading it to himself the next day. He found it very exciting. Great for kids interested in science. Gives science a human face.

This book is excellent! Very interesting for my 7 year old and for me too! I hated reading biographies as a kid but if I had had great books like this one that might have been different.

A beautifully written account of Pasteur's discoveries. This is a Charlotte Mason style 'Living Book', bringing science to life through the story of Louis Pasteur. It has beautiful illustrations too and can be read in 1 or 2 sittings. There are other books in this series too - the Marie Curie book is just as brilliant. Would highly recommend.