| Description |
93 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm |
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Educational level group: edu Fourth grade students |
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Educational level group; edu Fifth grade students |
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Educational level group; edu Sixth grade students |
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Educational level group; edu Seventh grade students |
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Educational level group; edu Eighth grade students |
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Educational level group: edu Middle grade students |
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Alexander: National/regional group: nat Arizonans |
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Mildenberger: National/regional group; nat Tennesseans |
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Gender group: gdr Women |
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age Children |
| Audience |
Ages 7-10. |
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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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-91) and index. |
| 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 -- Father of microbiology. |
| Summary |
Invisible organisms called microbes are everywhere: in soil, oceans, and snow; in the food we eat and the air we breathe - even inside our bodies. But in Antony van Leeuwenhoek's time, people believed that what they could see with their own eyes was all that existed in the world. Using microscopes of his own design, Antony discovered a living world no one had seen before. How did the simple tradesman - who didn't go to college or speak English or Latin, like all the other scientists - change everyone's minds? 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. -- From dust jacket. |
| Audience |
890L Lexile |
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Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 1.0. |
| Awards |
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Book, 2020. |
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American Library Association Notable Children's Book, Februrary 2020. |
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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 2020. |
| Subject |
Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723 -- Juvenile literature.
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Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van, 1632-1723. |
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Microbiologists -- Netherlands -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Microbiologists. |
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Netherlands. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Biologists -- Netherlands -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Biologists. |
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Microscopes -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Microscopes. |
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History. |
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Microbiology -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Microbiology. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Juvenile works.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Mildenberger, Vivien, illustrator.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Alexander, Lori. All in a drop. Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018] 9780358036197 (DLC) 2018055849 |
| ISBN |
9781328884206 (hardcover) |
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1328884201 (hardcover) |
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9780358569756 (paperback) |
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0358569753 (paperback) |
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9781713701309 (FollettBound) |
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1713701308 (FollettBound) |
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9780358036197 (e-book) |
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