All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world /
Alexander, Lori,
All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world / by Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger. - 93 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-91) and index.
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.
"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."--
Ages 7-10. Grades 4 to 6.
9781328884206 1328884201
2018051351
Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723 --Juvenile literature.
Microbiologists--Netherlands--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biologists--Netherlands--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Microscopes--History--Juvenile literature.
Microbiology--History--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world / by Lori Alexander ; illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger. - 93 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-91) and index.
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.
"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."--
Ages 7-10. Grades 4 to 6.
9781328884206 1328884201
2018051351
Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723 --Juvenile literature.
Microbiologists--Netherlands--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biologists--Netherlands--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Microscopes--History--Juvenile literature.
Microbiology--History--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.