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The Atlas obscura : explorer's guide to inventing the world

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This illustrated and STEM-oriented exploration of the planet’s 50 most interesting inventions and scientific discoveries sends middle-grade readers on an unforgettable trip around the planet and across time.

Each spread focuses on a world-changing technology and how it led to or influenced the tech or discovery on the next page. Starting with the very first invention, fire, readers will spelunk the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa for evidence of humankind’s earliest control of flames, then learn how fire is necessary to create another essential tech: glass, including the modern-day glass bridge in Zhangjiajie, China, that offers a crystal-clear (and terrifying!) view of the chasm 1,300 feet below.

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Call Number

609 THU a

Publisher

New York : Workman Publishing Company., 2025

Collation

110 p. ; ill. ; 31 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781523516889

Classification

600

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Technology
History
Inventions
History of Inventions

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Statement of Responsibility

Dylan Thuras

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Book Segment

Select -- Reading for pleasure -- Program Reference

Reading Level

Connecting

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