{"product_id":"discovering-lifes-story-joy-hakim-9781536222937","title":"Discovering Life's Story: Biology's Beginnings","description":"\u003cb\u003eTrace the history of life science in the first of a four-part MITeen series by mega-best-selling author Joy Hakim, who brought us \u003ci\u003eThe History of US\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. 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: \u003ci\u003evirus\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eBiology's Beginnings: Discovering Life's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy Hakim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536222933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536222937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Miteen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.22w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 74","brand":"Joy Hakim","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133143118079,"sku":"9781536222937","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bde19f9-56d5-4430-9082-eb86d2525f3d.jpg?v=1687484337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/discovering-lifes-story-joy-hakim-9781536222937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}