Kramer, Stephen. Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope, Houghton Mifflin Company, 57 pages. Non-fiction book.

Description: Hidden Worlds, follows scientist Dennis Kunkel around the world as he examines microscopic plants, animals and cells. The book discusses Dennis' career and shows up close views of organisms under a microscope.

Review: This book's biggest strength is that it packs a lot of information about scientific study into a relatively short volume. More...

Citation: Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope, Stephen Kramer, Dennis Kunkel (photographs), Houghton Mifflin, 2001, 53p. Junior Book/Nonfiction

Genre: Nonfiction/Scientist in the Field series

Summary: This is a book about, Microscopist, Dennis Kunkel’s contributions to science have allowed us to look into worlds beyond our imaginations.

Critique: a. The hook and sustaining power of this book is in its photos.
b. Using computer generated col More...

1. { Genre }: Junior > Science Fiction

2. { Summary }: What can’t you see with your naked eye? Tons! Take a magical journey through magnified cells, bugs, and different life forms and see how the microscope discovers.

3a. { Area for comment }: Organization

3b. { Critique }: Unlike “The Bug Scientists”, I wasn’t as nearly as grossed out by the images. Instead, I was more intrigued and somehow felt distant as one entity containing many others.

3c. { Cr More...

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