All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world / by Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger.
2019
QH31.L55 A44 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world / by Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger.
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ISBN
9781328884206 (hardcover)
1328884201 (hardcover)
9780358036197 (electronic book)
1328884201 (hardcover)
9780358036197 (electronic book)
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]
Language
English
Description
93 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm
Call Number
QH31.L55 A44 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
579.092 B
Summary
"For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Ages 7-10.
Grades 4 to 6.
Grades 4 to 6.
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Table of Contents
A golden age
Big changes
Seller of cloth
An eye-opening trip
Spreading the word
Small lake, big discovery
A most important letter
In the name of science
Last letters
The father of microbiology.
Big changes
Seller of cloth
An eye-opening trip
Spreading the word
Small lake, big discovery
A most important letter
In the name of science
Last letters
The father of microbiology.