MicroAliens

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    MicroAliens uses the powerful electron microscope to turn our everyday surroundings into incredible new worlds. Stunning creatures, beautiful scenery, and strange phenomena are revealed where we least expect them: in our back yards and our homes, in the air and the water, on us and inside us. MicroAliens features 134 dramatic electron microscopic photographs (some with enlargements greater than 50,000 times actual size) along with a crisp text. It is a fascinating introduction to the microscopic workings of nature and the human body that will inspire budding scientists and naturalists of all ages.

Awards for MicroAliens

1994 Book for the Teen Age New York Public Library 2/20/94
1994 John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers John Burroughs Association 3/16/94
1994 Children’s Book of the Year Bank Street College 3/31/94

Selected Reviews for MicroAliens

"one of the year's most enchanting, entertaining, colorful volumes for a child's bookshelf." - People Magazine editors Susan Toepfer and Elizabeth Sporkin --- People Magazine 12/13/93

"Incredible new worlds are seen ... one is surprised by the creatures, scenery, and strange phenomena revealed where least expected. Young scientists will be inspired by this introduction to the microscopic world." --- Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller