| Kaboom!: Explosions of All Kinds Contributor(s): Richardson, Gillian (Author), O'Reilly, Gillian (With), Gray, Virginia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1554512034 ISBN-13: 9781554512034 Publisher: Annick Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Natural or man-made, explosions go BOOM! for many reasons, and science can explain them all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics |
| Dewey: 541.361 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.1" W x 9.4" (0.55 lbs) 88 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134962 Reading Level: 8.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who knew that some insects can create explosions to get food? Or that fireworks were once used to fight wars? Explosions are all around us, from the Big Bang that created the universe to the "pop" of a seedpod, from solar flares to the explosive gases lurking in a coal mine. Full of fun facts, dramatic images and highlights of momentous blasts in history--including the infamous Halifax explosion of 1917--Kaboom examines an astonishing variety of explosions and the science behind them. Many remarkable blasts are a result of human ingenuity, from carving the faces of four American presidents into a wall of granite on Mount Rushmore, to the development of asthma inhalers based on a beetle's explosive pulses to scare predators. The many exciting guises of explosions are revealed ways both engrossing and surprising. |