

All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World
By:
Illustrator: Vivien Mildenberger
Microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. But
in Antony van Leeuwenhoek’s time, people believed that what they saw with their
own eyes was all that existed in the world. How did a simple tradesman—who didn’t
go to college or speak English or Latin like all the other scientists—change everyone’s
minds?
Proving that remarkable discoveries can come from the most unexpected people and
places, this eye-opening chapter book, illustrated with lively full-color art, celebrates
the power of curiosity, ingenuity, and persistence.
Author’s note. Time line of events. Glossary. Source notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Full-color illustrations were created using pastel, colored pencil, and watercolor.
ISBN: 9781328884206
JLG Release: Oct 2019
Awards & Honors
NSTA Best STEM Books - 2020
Robert L. Sibert Award Honoree - 2020
2020 Green Earth Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Nonfiction
Praise & Reviews
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Book Details
ISBN
9781328884206
First Release
October 2019
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
B
Trim Size
9" x 6"
Page Count
96
Accelerated Reader
Level 5.8; Points: 1;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 5.7; Points: 4;
Lexile
Level 890L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), Microbiologists, Biologists, History of microscopes, History of microbiology, The Netherlands, London, England, The Royal Society, Microbes, Infectious diseases, Scientific discovery,