The Small Friends Books series tells stories about symbiotic partnerships between microorganisms and larger life forms.

Combining cutting-edge science with engaging narrative and beautiful illustrations, each book contains a story and a science section, with accompanying teacher notes.

Featuring microbes, molecules and mucus…this series nurtures an appreciation for our small friends – from bacteria and viruses, to archaea, fungi, protozoa and algae.

Each story is developed collaboratively by a core creative team, with support and feedback from scientists, teachers and students, with support from the Australian Society for Microbiology.

All four titles are co-published in Australia by Scale Free Network and CSIRO Publishing.