All In a Drop, Lori Alexander
All In a Drop, Lori Alexander
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All In a Drop

Author: Lori Alexander

Narrator: Kevin T. Collins

Unabridged: 1 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2019

Synopsis

By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of the oft-invisible world around us. Microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. But in Antony van Leeuwenhoeks time, people believed that what they saw with their own eyes was all that existed in the world. How did a simple tradesmanwho didnt go to college or speak English or Latin like all the other scientistschange everyones minds? Proving that remarkable discoveries can come from the most unexpected people and places, this eye-opening biography celebrates the power of curiosity, ingenuity, and persistence.

About Lori Alexander

Lori Alexander’s books for young readers include the acclaimed biographies What’s a Germ, Joseph Lister?: The Medical Mystery That Forever Changed the Way We Heal and the Sibert Honor–winning All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World. She lives in Tucson, Arizona. lorialexanderbooks.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynn on June 17, 2019

Alexander pulls off something that is really difficult - a biography of a scientific and historical figure that is smart, clear, informative and engaging for a very young reader - and she does it really well! It is not easy to discuss a scientific and technical discovery, provide sufficient historica......more

Goodreads review by Susie on January 29, 2020

This book is so well done; I understand why it was a Sibert Honor book. As a science teacher, I had mentioned van Leeuwenhoek, and had students do reports on him, but I felt this did a much better job of examining his personality and the factors that led to his success. To think that in those times,......more

Goodreads review by Ameya on July 02, 2020

Woops I didn't realize this was a kids (middle grade) book until I was part way through it, but it's good for what it is and sometimes its nice to be able to finish a book in a single sitting!......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on October 12, 2019

Absolutely fascinating!......more

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