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Men, Microscopes, and Living Things by Katherine Shippen

Paperback reprint of this 1960s living book for grades 5+

Men, Microscopes, and Living Things is a living introduction to the entire subject of biology. Tracing the development of man’s search to find the mystery of life, Shippen recounts chapter by chapter how men discovered the major ideas in the field of biology, from Aristotle to the 20th century.