All in a Drop: How Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781328884206)

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

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.

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.

Author: Lori Alexander
ISBN-10: 1328884201
ISBN-13: 9781328884206
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2019
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504288 / All in a Drop: How Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World

Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 05/20/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2019
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 76
School Library Journal 08/01/2019 pg. 84
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average