Kid Review – Close Up & Far Out – non fiction picture storybook

Auld, Mary and Adria Meserve. Close Up & Far Out: Seeing the World Differently. Illustrated by Adria Meserve. Mankato, MN: Creative Editions, 2024.

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Summary

Two natural philosophers―now known as scientists―used similar tools but saw the world very differently. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek looked close-up at drops of water, while Galileo Galilei looked far out into the universe. What they discovered shook the foundations of human understanding and led to innovations in both microscopes and telescopes. This engagingly graphic treatment of their story will captivate curious minds and inspire future scientists to keep asking questions. After all, we never know what we may find!

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My Kid Review

Do you know what Galileo Galilei and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek have in common? Galileo developed the telescope to look at things far away. Van Leeuwenhoek developed the microscope to look at tiny things. They both used lenses in their inventions. In Close Up & Far Out, readers are introduced to these two inventors and their inventions. Auld and Meserve have written the book in a way that is accessible to older elementary students.

Meserve’s illustrations have a collage feel and complement the text well. 

Science teachers introducing telescopes or microscopes will find this a helpful read-aloud. It would also be a great reference book for students researching Galileo or van Leeuwenhoek.

Close Up & Far Out would be a great addition to the non-fiction section of a K-12 Christian school library. It is appropriate for older elementary and middle school students.

I received a complimentary copy of Close Up & Far Out. This is my honest review.

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