The Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope

Usborne Complete Books

by Kirsteen Rogers

Explores objects and organisms that can be viewed with a microscope and discusses various kinds of microscopes and microscopy techniques.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Reference, Childrens, School, Biology, Science Nature

Paperback

First published October 30, 1998

Reviews

[Capn]

Incomplete, says this microscopist. ;) Should have had twice the pages or more, and more on historical oculars and early scopes (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek! Likely spelled that wrong..), and a full atlas of different bacteria at various magnifications using various techniques, and then a whole chonky chapter on the limits of resolution... It's a shortish coffee-table sort of read. Waiting room length book. Wanted a lot more photos of germs.

[Rebecca]

A nice Usborne book about the microsope.

[DANIEL]

Good manual for the beginners

[Cathy Sheetz]

Eye captivating photos of microscopic matter and organisms with internet links.

Great classroom library book for 2nd through 6th grade. Even though a 2nd grader would probably not be able to read this on their own, the pictures would certainly be worth looking at. The internet links add to what kids can learn from it. Good text to include in a class introducing microscopes.

[Tammy]

Absolutely LOVED the photos in this book!!

[Alisa]

I want to own this book! Get a microscope for Christmas and this book and be prepared for exploration of the miniature world around us. Amazing.

[Gemma Fasheun]

Interesting informations about our surrounding world.

[Jamey]

This is a great introduction to the microscopic world. It can be read on its own, but it would be even better if you had a microscope to go with it.

[Lisa]

Contains stunning photos of the microscopic world.