Biology's beginnings / Joy Hakim.
"This first of a four-part MITeen series charts the evolution of life science up to the late 1800s, when the origins of the virus was discovered by a baffled Dutch biologist who found a tiny infectious particle destroying tobacco crops."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781536222937
- ISBN: 1536222933
- Physical Description: 185 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : MITeen Press, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-178) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Scientific superstar, a plague, and an influential artist-thinker -- Cultures clash, and a King sends his doctor to America -- Sharp-eyed lynxes want to know more: one of them is named Galileo -- Philosopher named Bacon and a bloody doctor -- Tongues that are teeth: a shark, steno, and the cimento -- Spontaneous? Why not? -- Magnified wonders help create and awesome book -- Seeing more is better: enhancing magnification; using an artist's eyes -- Name game: Linnaeus tries to name everything -- Big-time adventurer and a quiet scholar -- Three icons; one is pasteurized -- Tobacco disease in Holland baffles the experts -- Looking ahead -- For further reading -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Image credits -- Index.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1100L Lexile
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- Subject:
- Biology > History.
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- Instructional and educational works.
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Available copies
- 18 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA 570.9 HAK (Text) | 36015000540407 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | YA 570.9 HAK (Text) | 36015000476339 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
