Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope - Couverture souple

Kramer, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0618354050 ISBN 13 : 9780618354054

Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

There are hidden worlds in nature—places you can visit only with a microscope. For more than twenty-five years, Dennis Kunkel has been exploring these worlds. Through the lenses of powerful microscopes, he has examined objects most people have never even thought about: a mosquito’s foot, a crystal of sugar, a grain of pollen, the delicate hairs on a blade of grass. Hidden Worlds takes you behind the scenes of Dennis’s work and explains how he captures his remarkable images of microscopic life and objects. You’ll learn how Dennis became interested in microscopes as a boy, how he prepares specimens for study, and how different kinds of microscopes work. You’ll also have the chance to follow Dennis as he collects in the field—from the ash-covered slopes of Mount St. Helens to the lava tubes, rainforests, and beaches of his home state of Hawaii.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

STEPHEN KRAMER is the author of many science books for young readers, including How to Think Like a Scientist, Lightning, and Eye of the Storm. He teaches at an elementary school near Vancouver, Washington, where he lives with his wife and two sons.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0618354050
• ISBN 13: 9780618354054
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64
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