Mighty Micros: Little Things, Big Results
Mighty Micros: Little Things, Big Results is an expository text that explains the extraordinary power of some extraordinarily tiny things, such as atoms, DNA, bacteria, and phytoplankton. Readers also learn about nano-robots and microchips. The style is informative and conversational.
The book has a Contents and is divided into sections with headings. The text is composed of a variety of sentence types. Captioned photographs, illustrations, diagrams, lists, graphs, timelines, and fact boxes support the text and add meaning. An index is provided.
New terminology such as biomimicry, engineers, and uranium, is are defined in context and in the glossary.
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