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

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.

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

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!

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

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.

Although this is a 'childrens' book it is ideal for those starting out with microscopes who want examples of different magnification. I found it very helpful in deciding the level of magnification I needed.The instructions on how to prepare slides are particularly useful. These are dotted round the book and show the materials you need to prepare each item and how to do it. Most adult books on the subject assume you already know this! There is a section suggesting kit you need to prepare items for slide mounting.This is an excellent book for those starting out and trying to decide what is needed - at the price, highly recommended!

Basic reference. Poor content. Probably