A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope Reviews

• Fascinating, but NOT a how-to manual.

  
  By A2Z60PVKWFO3SW on 2005-12-29
  This is an excellent book describing the various life forms in a drop of pond water. It may well serve to make your child interested in using microscopes. In addition, there are a couple of pages about Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, who first made and described a microscope and what he could see with it.
  
  But if your child is the owner of a new microscope, I recommend the Usborne book "The World of the Microscope" which will give you ideas for making your own slides and give tips for using the microscope.
  
  For early-mid elementary aged kids, I also recommend "Greg's Microscope", which is a level 3 early reader that follows a young boy who yearns for a microscope, finally gets one, and learns to use it. THAT was the book that got my daughter to decide she wanted a microscope for Christmas!
  
  

• The best for young beginners

  
  By A1PJDV044CLYCY on 2005-11-30
  I spent about half of my childhood staring down the end of a microscope. This book is by far the best introduction to microsopy for children. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and the projects are such that almost anyone with a mud puddle or pond nearby can do them. It's hard to compete with video games but if your child has any interest in sciecne then this book, along with the tools that come with any microscope set, will open up an entire world of fun and learning.
  
  

• Science Project

  
  By A2UHUMTPOU43M on 2008-04-06
  A WORLD IN A DROP OF WATER was an excellent book with great information to help my daughter with her science project. The book arrived in less than 4 days from the day it was ordered.
  
  

• World of the Microscope (Science & Experiments Series)
• Learning Resources Prepared Slides Combination Set, 48 Specimens
• The Usborne Complete Book of the Microscope: Internet Linked (Complete Books)
• My First Lab Duo-Scope Microscope
• Guide to Microlife