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All In A Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World

All In A Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World

Debbie Gonzales
Middle Grade, Discussion/Project

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All In A Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World 

Written by Lori Alexander

Published by Clarion Books

ISBN: 978-1328884206

Synopsis:

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?

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.

Robert F. Sibert Honor Award winner
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A 2020 Outstanding Science Trade Book
A New York Public Library Best of 2019
A 2020 Best STEM Book by NSTA and CBC

A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard

A Dinosaur Named Ruth: How Ruth Mason Discovered Fossils in Her Own Backyard

WNDB: The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Tarpley

WNDB: The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Tarpley