Richard Headstrom

Includes over 200 illustrations by the author. Here are fifty adventures that any of us could have. The only equipment needed is a hand lens and an inquiring mind. At home, in the woods, fields, ponds and along the roadside are familiar things that under the glass show us exciting and sometimes beautiful details that we could not see without this help. Have you ever looked at the antennae of an ant under a lens, or seen the bristles on an earthworm?...

With a simple microscope and this book you can embark on 59 exciting adventures in the natural world - make discoveries about the structures of numerous microscopic animals; find out what everyday objects and foods really look like at the cellular level; learn how to prepare specimens and slides. 142 illustrations.