Through the lenses of powerful microscopes, Dennis Kunkel has examined objects most people have never even thought about: a mosquito"s foot, a crystal of sugar, a grain of pollen, the delicate hairs on a blade of grass. Hidden Worlds takes you behind the scenes of Dennis"s work and explains how he captures his remarkable images of microscopic life and objects.

An introduction to microscopes and magnification with experiments using such easily obtained obtained materials as coomic books, leaves, leaves, hair and potatoes.

This book presents basic techniques for using a microscope to observe and investigate a variety of materials that might be found around the house and includes experiments and ideas for science fair projects.