FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Introduces a world invisible to the naked eye and discusses the different types of microscopes available, the steps for the preparation and study of specimens, and related topics.
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Gr 4-8-An illuminating look at the work of a microscopist. Kunkel works with microscopes to explore science, both on his own and with specialists from related fields. This book contains many of his photos, most taken with electron microscopes. It's fascinating to see the magnified pictures of jellyfish, dust mites, and other creatures, neatly tinted to accentuate body features. Several opening pages, along with the front and back endpapers, are visually dazzling. The heart of the book, though, is what readers learn about how Kunkel produces these images, and to what uses scientists put them. The story of how he worked within the blast zone of Mount St. Helens in 1980 in order to study the effect of volcanic ash on algae is a vivid example of how exciting science can be. The text describes the qualities of several different microscopes, and photographs show the scientist using each tool in his lab. Readers also see samples of the images from each instrument, from the simple view captured with a loupe lens to the neurological details revealed by a transmission electron microscope. Like Kramer's Eye of the Storm (Putnam, 1997), this title offers a wealth of scientific information along with an insightful look at the world of an individual scientist.
Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library,
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.From Scientific American
Kramer provides a wealth of information on how scientists study the world as he takes readers behind the scenes of scientist/photographer Dennis Kunkel's life. But it's Kunkel's astonishing photographs that star here. Using dissecting, compound, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopes to photograph images-and brilliant color to further define them-Kunkel invites us into a startlingly beautiful world invisible to the naked eye.
Editors of Explorations --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Beginning a lesson with an interesting non-fiction book is a great way to hook students into upcoming curriculum, so I am always on the lookout for visual texts. As the school wide chair of a large middle school, I constantly review products that I believe will motivate students. This book offers some beautiful photography, which my students enjoy, as well as some interesting non-fiction excerpts. I recently shared this text during a professional learning presentation on using non-fiction works to motivate student readers. It is a great addition to my school and classroom library.
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This book is absolutely gorgeous! I have not seen "weird, yucky" things in such a different light. I'm glad that someone took the time to compile this book. It also helps that my Science Geek Spouse Loves it too lol
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This book provides great ideas and instruction for creating lessons for all students in the classroom. I have used more than a couple.
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After Dennis, University of Washington, Dennis Kunkel, Golden Pond, South African New!
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