Men, Microscopes, and Living Things

Author: Katherine B. Shippen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692746158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
This is a re-publication of Katherine B. Shippen's 1955 book, which is a history of the study of biology, from Aristotle to Thomas Hunt Morgan. Each chapter is about a different scientist or theory. The book is aimed at middle school science students.

Pets in a Jar

Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 1623340489
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
Suggestions for collecting and keeping as pets such small animals as snails, toads, worms, ants, butterflies, and starfish.

Men, Microscopes, and Living Things

Author: Katherine Binney Shippen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biological products
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description

Every Living Thing

Author: Rob R. Dunn
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061430307
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
" ... traces the history of human discovery, from the establishment of classification in the eighteenth century to today's attempts to find life in space"--

Rain, Hail, Sleet & Snow

Author: Nancy Larrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692810477
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
An elementary science book that serves as an introduction to weather. Specifically addressed are the subjects of how and where rain, hail, sleet, snow, tornadoes and hurricanes, lightning and thunder come from. Although first published in 1961, the volume still provides accurate scientific explanations for these weather conditions.

Matter and Energy

Author: Paul Fleisher
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0822506742
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
Have you ever seen a magician make something disappear and question if anything could really just vanish? Do you know why the periodic table is set up the way it is? From Lavoisier and Joule to Dalton and Mendeleyev, take a look at the basic principles of matter and thermodynamics in a fun and exciting way.

Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monster

Author: Albert Marrin
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Through curiosity and perseverance Edward Jenner found a way to make a vaccine for small pox, one of the most feared diseases throughout history.

Rocks, Rivers and the Changing Earth

Author: Herman Schneider
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486782018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
This illustrated introduction to geology offers young readers insights into everyday signs of our constantly changing environment. Fascinating subjects include rivers of ice, the rise of volcanoes, and the formation of precious stones.

Microbe Hunters

Author: Paul De Kruif
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bacteriologia
Languages : en
Pages : 390

Book Description
First published in 1927.

The Story-book of Science

Author: Jean-Henri Fabre
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
A book about metals, plants, animals, and planets.