A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope (Paperback)

by Alvin Silverstein (Author), Virginia Silverstein (Author)

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Product Description
A great introduction to the world of single-celled organisms, this inexpensive volume showcases an array of curious creatures: a blob-like amoeba; a slipper-shaped paramecium and its mortal enemy, the suctorian; the hydra and its crown of grasping tentacles; and many others. The authors recount the feeding, reproductive, and defensive strategies employed by these animals in easy-to-understand language that opens the door to a wonderful world of discovery. 1969 edition. 37 illus.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (August 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486403815
• ISBN-13: 978-0486403816
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,542 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, but NOT a how-to manual., December 29, 2005

By	Learning All The Time "It's Never Too Late to... (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is an excellent book describing the various life forms in a drop of pond water. It may well serve to make your child interested in using microscopes. In addition, there are a couple of pages about Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, who first made and described a microscope and what he could see with it.

But if your child is the owner of a new microscope, I recommend the Usborne book "The World of the Microscope" which will give you ideas for making your own slides and give tips for using the microscope.

For early-mid elementary aged kids, I also recommend "Greg's Microscope", which is a level 3 early reader that follows a young boy who yearns for a microscope, finally gets one, and learns to use it. THAT was the book that got my daughter to decide she wanted a microscope for Christmas!

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best for young beginners, November 30, 2005

By	Dennis R. Mitton "tolstoy" (pacific nw, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I spent about half of my childhood staring down the end of a microscope. This book is by far the best introduction to microsopy for children. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and the projects are such that almost anyone with a mud puddle or pond nearby can do them. It's hard to compete with video games but if your child has any interest in sciecne then this book, along with the tools that come with any microscope set, will open up an entire world of fun and learning.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Science Project, April 6, 2008

By	Debra Estrada - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A WORLD IN A DROP OF WATER was an excellent book with great information to help my daughter with her science project. The book arrived in less than 4 days from the day it was ordered.