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The Story of the Atomic Bomb

How It Changed the World
by Natalie M. Rosinsky
64p. 978-0-75654-316-7.
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Gr 6-10 These books provide clear information about how various technologies and industries developed, objectively analyze their positive and negative aspects, and explain their transformative effects on modern life and the world economy. Sidebars and standard-quality photos and illustrations supplement the texts. The dark and unimaginative covers will not draw many browsers, but these books are reliable choices for reports. Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
With an emphasis on how history has been transformed by their subjects, these straightforward and engrossing texts incorporate anecdotes and quotations, bright design elements, archival photographs, and plenty of sidebars. Oil ranges from the first-known use of oil to present-day environmental concerns, while Atomic proceeds from the Manhattan Project to present-day nuclear threats and international treaties. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these World Transformed titles: The Story of Oil and The Story of the Atomic Bomb.

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