The Hidden Zoo Inside You

Reviews

The Hidden Zoo Inside You: An Illustrated Guide To Pesky Organisms and Pandemics

“Jones’ artwork features hand-drawn sketches, accompanied by …in-the-margins notes that recall Randall Munroe’s popular web comic xkcd…there is a definite sense of thoroughness to the work that makes it unnecessary to be an expert in the subject matter to follow its many explanations. …Like any good work of comic art, the subject dictates the reader’s pace, and this is certainly a resource that one should take time to pore over and not rush through…An expansive and informative epidemiological look at viruses.”
— Kirkus Reviews

…an odd, charmingly quirky book that draws on the author’s medical expertise and his artistic talents, plus his amiable sense of humour, to deliver an impressive amount of information for lay readers. …imagine a graphic novel like Maus meeting Gray’s Anatomy. This is an example of what effective public health education should look like, and too rarely does …Sound information and amiable good sense are welcome in times like these and The Hidden Zoo delivers both. Highly recommended.
— Tom Sandborn, Vancouver Sun

“It’s rare for a book about infections to appeal equally to the lay public as well as healthcare professionals.”

— BC Bookworld

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“…an odd, charmingly quirky book that draws on the author’s medical expertise and his artistic talents, plus amiable sense of humour, to deliver an impressive amount of information for lay readers. …imagine a graphic novel like Maus meeting Gray’s Anatomy. This is an example of what effective public health education should look like, and too rarely does…Sound information and amiable good sense are welcome in times like these and The Hidden Zoo delivers both. Highly recommended.”
— Vancouver Sun

Now, we have an easy-to-read and digest book that goes to great lengths to explain medical basics and put this pandemic in perspective relative to past (and inevitably, future) diseases.

The result is far from the dry or highly technical volume that might be expected on such a potentially intimidating range of topics.

One great strength of the book is the detailed, step-by-step explanations, including tables, diagrams, and other graphics, of how each major disease outbreak evolves.

— British Columbia Reviews

“This is a monumental project admirably accomplished by a family physician… Medical and scientific jargon is skillfully explained… The historical facts and scientific background have been well researched… This book is primarily targeting teens and lay adults but is also a welcome review for healthcare professionals dealing with infectious diseases. The enlightening illustrations accompanied by ample humor make… much more interesting reading than cut and dried medical or scientific papers.”
— Dr. Anthony Chow, MD
Professor Emeritus of Infectious Disease
University of British Columbia

“A delightful approach to introducing complex scientific and technical subjects through sketches, diagrams,
charts. even doodles! …Just open the book at any page, plunge in, and enjoy.”
— Dr. Tim Sly, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology
Toronto Metropolitan University