Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope (Scientists in the Field) Paperback - 2001
by Kramer, Stephen P
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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.
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- Title Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope (Scientists in the Field)
- Author Kramer, Stephen P
- Binding Paperback
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin
- Publication date September 24, 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR008407009
- ISBN 9780618055463 / 0618055460
- Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 11.34 x 0.43 in (23.52 x 28.80 x 1.09 cm)
- Age range 10 to 12 years
- Grade levels 5 - 7
- Reading level 1040
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science
- Library of Congress subjects Microscopes, Microscopy
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00058083
- Dewey Decimal Code 570.282
- Quantity available 1
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Summary
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.
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