Discovering Life’s Story: Biology’s Beginnings
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · September 12, 2023
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- Who it’s for
- A history of life science follows questions about medicine, anatomy, and viruses.
- Themes
- History of life science, Scientific discovery, Biology and human existence
- Genres
- History of Science for Teens, Biology for Teens, Anatomy & Physiology for Teens
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Trace the history of life science in the first of a four-part MITeen series by mega-best-selling author Joy Hakim, who brought us The History of US. When did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? Step back to the Islamic Golden Age, when scholars ask questions about life science and medicine that will establish those fields. Chart a path through the Renaissance, as Leonardo da Vinci dissects cadavers by candlelight to learn human anatomy firsthand.
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In this first of four volumes spanning hundreds of years of scientific innovation and discovery, follow the evolution of life science up to the late 1800s, when a baffled Dutch biologist finds a tiny infectious particle destroying tobacco crops and gives this particle a new name: virus. With Biology’s Beginnings: Discovering Life's Story, best-selling author Joy Hakim begins a quartet of volumes mapping the path of human discovery as we unlock the biological secrets of our own existence. Richly illustrated with archival source materials and fine art, this STEM treasure trove features a wealth of back matter certain to kindle the appetite of science lovers.
Life Science’s Beginnings
A history of life science follows questions about medicine, anatomy, and viruses.
Come here for
- Early questions about life science and medicine
- Leonardo da Vinci’s study of human anatomy
Expect
- Archival source materials
- Fine art
Where it sits
| Biology for Teens | 94% |
|---|---|
| History of Science for Teens | 81% |
| Anatomy & Physiology for Teens | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Exploration & Discovery
- Biology for Teens
- History of Science for Teens
- Authors
- Joy Hakim
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- September 12, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- History of life science · Scientific discovery · Biology and human existence
- Reading lane
- Exploration & Discovery