{"product_id":"adventures-with-a-hand-lens","title":"Adventures with a Hand Lens","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tINTRODUCTION \n\u003cbr\u003eADVENTURE \n\u003cbr\u003e1 We Peer through Our Lens at Some Familiar Objects \n\u003cbr\u003e2 We Listen to Some Music and Discover How It Is Played \n\u003cbr\u003e3 We Give Seeds More Than a Passing Glance \n\u003cbr\u003e4 We Become Better Acquainted with the Snail \n\u003cbr\u003e5 We Inquire into the Nature of Rusting \n\u003cbr\u003e6 We Meet the Insect Brownies \n\u003cbr\u003e7 We Visit Fairyland \n\u003cbr\u003e8 We Examine a Feather \n\u003cbr\u003e9 We Learn the Meaning of the Word Catkin \n\u003cbr\u003e10 We Study the Wings of Insects \n\u003cbr\u003e11 We Watch Some Acrobats Perform \n\u003cbr\u003e12 We Go Botanizing \n\u003cbr\u003e13 We Compare Insect Antennae \n\u003cbr\u003e14 We See How Ants Keep Clean \n\u003cbr\u003e15 We Find out how the Earthworm Moves \n\u003cbr\u003e16 We Discover that There Are Different Kinds of Hairs \n\u003cbr\u003e17 We Spy on the Aphids \n\u003cbr\u003e18 We Become Familiar with the Eating Habits of Insects \n\u003cbr\u003e19 We Look a Spider in the Eye \n\u003cbr\u003e20 We Investigate the Structure of Grass Flowers \n\u003cbr\u003e21 We Hunt a Lion \n\u003cbr\u003e22 We Trace a Tadpole's Development \n\u003cbr\u003e23 We Encounter Some Hitchhikers \n\u003cbr\u003e24 We Make the Acquaintance of Some Housebuilders \n\u003cbr\u003e25 We Come Upon Some More Housebuilders \n\u003cbr\u003e26 We Ascertain how the Leech Sucks Blood \n\u003cbr\u003e27 We Identify Some Ferns \n\u003cbr\u003e28 We View the Scale Insects \n\u003cbr\u003e29 We Undertake the Study of Minerals \n\u003cbr\u003e30 We Consider Some Diagonistic Characters \n\u003cbr\u003e31 We Inspect the Breathing Apparatus of Some Aquatic Insects \n\u003cbr\u003e32 We Do Some Fishing \n\u003cbr\u003e33 We Turn Our Attention to Buds \n\u003cbr\u003e34 We Trace Some Tunnels \n\u003cbr\u003e35 We Continue Our Study of Minerals \n\u003cbr\u003e36 We Scrutinize a Miniature Pepper Box \n\u003cbr\u003e37 We Invade the Privacy of Gall Makers \n\u003cbr\u003e38 We Are Introduced to Some Queer Plants \n\u003cbr\u003e39 We Stand Corrected that Eggs Are Not Always Egg-Shaped \n\u003cbr\u003e40 We Play Amateur Petrologists \n\u003cbr\u003e41 We Marvel at Nature's Ingenuity \n\u003cbr\u003e42 We Breed Some Flies \n\u003cbr\u003e43 We Explore the Subject of Variation \n\u003cbr\u003e44 We Get to Know the Barnacle \n\u003cbr\u003e45 We Seek the Liverwort \n\u003cbr\u003e46 We Set Some Traps \n\u003cbr\u003e47 We Quest for Oil \n\u003cbr\u003e48 We Assume the Role of Farmers \n\u003cbr\u003e49 We Are Intrigued by an Ingenious Mechanism \n\u003cbr\u003e50 We Probe into a Complicated Life History \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnabridged and slightly revised republication of the work originally published by J. B. Lippincott Company, New York, in 1962..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith an ordinary magnifying glass and this book as your guide, 50 adventures in close observation await you. These entertaining nature studies take you on field trips in and around your home, calling attention to interesting features of dozens of familiar or overlooked plants, insects, and other animals, and common materials like cloth, quartz, and the paper on which this book is printed. \n\u003cbr\u003eA great deal of basic natural-science theory and detail is presented in this delightful narrative. Flowers and grasses, fish scales, moth and insect wings, egg cases, buds, feathers, seeds, leaf scars, moss, molds, ferns, and common crystals are among the many structures examined, often comparatively. Many natural processes and behavior patterns are observed -- seed dispersal and other methods of reproduction, protective coloration, rusting symbiosis, fertilization of the soil, breathing and case building of insects, and many others, all with only an inexpensive hand lens as equipment and with \"specimens\" you probably pass by going for a walk. More than 200 labeled illustrations accompany the text. \n\u003cbr\u003eThe author is a former teacher and associate curator of the New England Museum of Natural History. No previous science background is assumed of readers, and curious readers of almost any age will find this book an interesting introduction to numerous facets of nature study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46431100174467,"sku":"SPTM-9780486233307","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486233307_spiral.png?v=1769659464","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/adventures-with-a-hand-lens","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}