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Young readers may be amazed to learn that Canada's bestselling author (30 million books so far) started off in Pennsylvania and struggled in school. A solitary daydreamer, raised in a large, boisterous family, he found solace in books at an early age. Considered a slow learner by the nuns who taught him, his creative gifts were eventually recognized by a sympathetic librarian who encouraged him to keep reading.

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Luis drops one of his personal hygiene tasks each day of the week, until Sunday when his grandmother comes for a visit and declines to hug him. After much scrubbing and polishing, a freshly-clean Luis earns his grandmother's warm embrace.

Kids will love this microscopic examination of everyday objects. Using a state-of-the-art electron microscope, the book explores an extraordinary world that few of us see, capturing dramatic close-ups of such familiar objects as dustballs, spiders, and sugar-coated breakfast cereal. 30 black-and-white microscopic photos.