Complete Book of the Microscope (Usborne Internet-linked Reference): 1 (Usborne Non-Fiction)

Good quality book and very informative, and a really good price

The book was in mint condition although used. Superbly illustrated on every page with colour photographs. Marvelous optical and electron microscope pictures of the microscopic world!! Stunning!!! Excellent and easily understood text. Good instruction on choosing, use and care of your microscope. Book came on 14th November but not due until 20th!!! Excellent!!!! Looking forward to getting a microscope!!! Nigel Moore.

some really good microscopy photographs, details on the physicts of scopes, small info on various topics like human paracites & geology. it does have info on how to prepare slids and ideas on what to use as samples for your owm/childs use.

I like everything about this book. Very well written and informative. Lots of colour and informative photos etc. The web provides further entertainment too. Good mix of optical and electron microscope examples. Covers subjects from forensic science to manipulation of electrons and everything between. Children will love it. I loved it!

This is a good book with some great illustrations but if I'm being picky it should be called the "Complete Book of the Electron Microscope". Although it does contain some information on optical microscopes most of the images are produced from a much more expensive electron microscope. Good book for educating kids on how animal & plant cells work as well as many other subjects. Written at just the right level for young kids. My son at 11 likes this book although laughs that it should be re-titled. Ideally I wanted a book more focused on optical microscopy as my son is just starting out using a microscope. I recommend getting this book but look for another too if you are more interested in the optical side of this interesting subject.

My husband bought it as a Christmas gift for our Grandchild, but spent hours reading it through. Colourful, intriguing, and informative. Good value for money

Well illustrated and very in-depth but you can start as basic and then explore within the book which is also linked to the internet. Excellent my 6 year old grandson adores this especially to go along with using the microscope

I bought this to go with a basic microscope for my son's 7th birthday. We both enjoyed looking at the fascinating images and it helped my son to understand what we were seeing in our microscope. It also includes tips and instructions for preparing your own slides at home which we found particularly helpful. I think we will come back to this book a lot over the years as the language is easy to understand without being too simplified. I found it just as interesting as my son did!

Easy read with very good information !

Books were well packed and were in a very good condition

I bought this for my science-curious 8 year old daughter who had recently been given a microscope. She adored it! The way the book is structured was perfect for a 2 page reading on a new topic every night. It’s fed her appetite for science and has also helped her learn to use her microscope. Her achieve curiosity has now morphed into an obsession! Highly recommend!

Creo que es un libro muy instructivo, todo muy bien explicado (por algo tiene el premio Rhône-Poulenc de divulgación científica para jóvenes) y con ilustraciones de calidad. Es un libro atractivo que invita a leer y que un niño de 10-12 años puede entender en inglés. Incluso sirve para los mayores que no estén muy familiarizados con los campo de la biología y microscopía. La única pega, es que pensaba que iban a venir algunos experimentos más para realizar al microscopio (hay algunos muy sencillos, pero echo de menos que hubiera más cantidad). Una pena que no lo editen en español.

This is a must have when starting in microscopy. Well written with lots of pictures. Good descriptions for beginners and several projects using slides preparation to get you started. I recommend.