All In A Drop How Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Discovered An Invisible World

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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. Proving that remarkable discoveries can come from the most unexpected people and places this eye - opening chapter book illustrated with lively full - color art celebrates the power of curiosity ingenuity and persistence. Microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans in snow and inside our bodies. But in Antony van Leeuwenhoek's time people believed that what they saw with their own eyes was all that existed in the world. How did a simple tradesman who didn t go to college or speak English or Latin like all the other scientists change everyone's minds?
Title: All In A Drop How Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Discovered An Invisible World
Author(s): Alexander Lori, Vivien Mildenberger
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780358569756
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 11/23/2021
Category: Science & Technology: General Interest (Children's / Teenage)