Bibliograph

Discovering life's story, Joy Hakim, Volume one

Type

Label

Discovering life's story, Joy Hakim, Volume one

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 14 and up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Discovering life's story

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1401983149

Responsibility statement

Joy Hakim

Series statement

Discovering life's story, 1

Summary

"Trace the history of life science in the first of a four-part MITeen series by mega-best-selling author Joy Hakim, who brought us The History of US."--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

The Islamic World, the Christian World, and some foundational life science -- A scientific superstar, a plague, and an influential artist-thinker -- Cultures clash, and a king sends his doctor to America -- The sharp-eyed lynxes want to know more: one of them is named Galileo -- A philosopher named Bacon and a bloody doctor -- Tongues that are teeth: a shark, steno, and the Cimento -- Spontaneous? Why not? -- Magnified wonders help create an awesome book -- Seeing more is better: enhancing magnification; using an artist's eyes -- The name game: Linnaeus tries to name everything -- A big-time adventurer and a quiet scholar -- Three icons; one is Pasterurized -- A tobacco disease in Holland baffles the experts

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Biology's beginnings

Classification