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Book

All in a drop : how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world

Call Number

  • J 921 LEEUWENHOEK (EAS, OSH, POW, WSQ)

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Publication Information

Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019

Physical Description

93 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Audience

Grades 4 to 6.

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."--

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.

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Added Authors

Vivien Mildenberger