Gillian Richardson
Kaboom!: Explosions of all Kinds
Hardcover
(Annick Press May 1, 2009)
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 historyincluding the infamous Halifax explosion of 1917Kaboom! 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.
- ISBN
- 1554512042 / 9781554512041
- Pages
- 88
- Weight
- 11.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 0.2 in.
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