Biology for kids : science experiments and activities inspired by awesome biologists, past and present : includes 25 illustrated biographies of amazing scientists from around the world / Liz Lee Heinecke.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781631598326
- ISBN: 1631598325
- Physical Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Irvine : Quarry Books, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Maria Sibylla Merian b. 1647 : Biological illustration, Metamorphosis -- Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) b. 1707 : Taxonomy, Binomial nomenclature -- Charles Darwin b. 1809 : Natural selection, Evolution -- John Snow b. 1813 : Epidemiology, Sourcing an outbreak -- Gregor Mendel b. 1822 : Heredity, Pollination -- Louis Pasteur b. 1822 : Spontaneous generation, Pasteurization -- Carlos Juan Finlay b. 1833 : Biological vectors, Mosquitoes -- Robert Koch, b. 1843 : Koch's postulates, Microbial fingerprints -- Ilya (Élie) Metchnikoff b. 1845 : Phagocytosis -- Fanny Hesse b. 1850 : Agar growth medium -- Santiago Ramón y Cajal b. 1852 : Neurons, Neural networks -- Charles Turner b. 1867 : Bees, Animal behavior -- Susan La Flesche Picotte b. 1865 : Public health, Houseflies -- Mary Agnes Chase b. 1869 : Agrostology, Grasses -- Ynés Mexía b. 1870 : Plant collection, Identification -- Alexander Fleming b. 1881 : Fungi, Penicillin -- Ernest Everett Just b. 1883 : Cell physiology -- Jacques Monod b. 1910 : Gene expression -- Margaret S. Collins b. 1922 : Zoology, Termites -- Esther Lederberg b. 1922 : Lambda phage, Replica plating -- June Almeida b. 1930 : Coronaviruses, Agglutination -- Luis Baptista b. 1941 : Ornithology, Bird vocalizations -- Patricia Bath b. 1942 : Medical devices, Cataract surgery -- Danielle Lee b. 1974 : Pattern recognition, Science communication -- Rae Wynn-Grant b. 1985 : Carnivore ecology, Animal behavior. |
Summary, etc.: | "Play disease detective to lean how John Snow tracked down the source of a cholera epidemic! Learn about biologist Ernest Everett Just's discoveries and experiment with osmosis using eggs with dissolved shells! Make your own agar plates for growing bacteria and fungi just like Fannie Hess! Aspiring biologists will discover these and more amazing role models and memorable experiments in Biology for Kids, the second book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series." -- Amazon.com. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tolland Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Tolland Public Library | J570.92 HEI (Text) | 34051148385183 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |