Wizards
By Candace Savage.
Description
A fascinating journey from the days of dried newts and powdered worms to the discoveries of modern physics.Wizards takes us back to the 1500s and 1600s, when real live sorcerers read the future in crystal balls, when villagers cast spells on their neighbors—when the magical arts were a normal part of everyday life.Meet 12-year-old Isaac Newton. The year is 1655, and Isaac is boarding with a family that runs an apothecary shop in Grantham, England. Here, he learns to mix his own healing potions and marvels at the secret powers of nutmeg and dried newts. In this atmosphere of magic and myster...
ISBN(s)
1553650395, 9781553650393
