Men, Microscopes, and Living Things

by Katherine B Shippen, Anthony Ravielli (Illustrator)

Overview

Katherine Shippen collaborated with Anthony Ravielli, the illustrator to give a history of the study of biology for students in the middle school grades. She beautiful tells the story of the progression of scientific discoveries that built upon one another to give us our present day understanding of the created world. First published in 1955, Shippen republished it in 1968 under the title of So Many Marvels. Katherine B. Shippen was born on April 1, 1892, and spent her life as a history teacher, museum curator and children’s author. She died on February 20, 1980. During her career as an author, Shippen published 21 books won the Newbery Honor Award twice, one of which was for Men, Microscopes, and Living Things.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692746158
Publisher:	Living Library Press
Publication date:	08/02/2016
Edition description:	Re-Publication ed.
Pages:	196
Sales rank:	963,804
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Katherine B. Shippen was born on April 1, 1892, and spent her life as a history teacher, museum curator and children's author. She died on February 20, 1980. During her career as an author, Shippen published 21 books won the Newbery Honor Award twice, one of which was for Men, Microscopes, and Living Things.

Anthony Ravielli, a book illustrator and author, died on Jan. 9, 1997, at the age of 86. Mr. Ravielli began as a portrait painter before turning to illustration. He worked in advertising and did magazine covers. His illustrations appeared in more than 100 books, including ''The Relativity Explosion'' by Martin Gardner and ''Men, Microscopes and Living Things'' by Katherine B. Shippen. His own books for children include ''Elephants: The Last of the Land Giants'' and ''Wonders of the Human Body.''

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
I. Between the Heights and the Depths 13
II. The First Biologist 19
III. Pliny's Tall Tales 28
IV. Herb-Gatherers 33
V. Hedgehogs and Unicorns 40
VI. Vesalius and Harvey Use Their Eyes 49
VII. "The Understanding Must Be Stretched" 60
VIII. "So Many Marvels..." 69
IX. "You Are Linnaeus!" 85
X. The Baron and the Fossils 97
XI. Lamarck and the Ladder of Life 107
XII. The Birth and Growth of Darwin's Theory 119
XIII. Von Baer and His Embryos 132
XIV. Schleiden and Schwann Agree on a Theory 141
XV. The stuff of Life 149
XVI. Pea Vines and Mathematics 159
XVII. Primroses in a Potato Field 167
XVIII. We Are Still at the Beginning 174
Index 187