Cell Wars: In the Beginning

** SILVER MEDAL winner of The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards “An ingenious idea that teaches children about the blood system..delightfully illustrated." "Very original and innovative and children will love reading it.” “An illustrated, fictional story that teaches children of all ages about science and Biology.” ‘Cell Wars’ is the war our body fights every day!
Bands, a young white blood cell and new recruit at the Bone marrow school struggles to obey the rules while learning the roles white blood cells play in fighting bacteria and viruses. He is desperate to become a blood cell soldier in this strange new world inside the human body but makes mistakes and wonders if he will ever be ready. Join Bands in his adventures in the body's veins and arteries and see if the mission to find and kill the deadly bacteria is successful.
'Cell Wars' is a sci fi twist on a coming of age story dealing with themes of loyalty and duty.
A creative and informative book for children interested in science or students studying Biology, especially cells, viruses and bacteria, the immune system, blood vessels and the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide. ‘Cell Wars' was awarded a silver medal in The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards and was shortlisted in the International Rubery Book Awards 2014.

Amanda Miles is an author, primary school teacher, school governor, mother of twins, wife and general peacekeeper. Having written stories for many years, one day her son asked her how a scab was made and the result was her debut children's novel 'Cell wars'. This has been shortlisted in the International Rubery Book Awards 2014. For more information and epic videos about white blood cells, go to www.facebook.com/cellwars