Use this téachers guide to éxamine the story óf the atomic bómb through literature ánd text-based activitiés for science, históry, language arts, théater, writing, film ánd debate.
![]() Bomb By Steve Sheinkin Rar Straus GirouxMacmillan Childrens Publishing Group is home to many of the most highly acclaimed and noteworthy childrens imprints in publishing: Farrar Straus Giroux, Feiwel and Friends, First Second, Henry Holt, Priddy Books, Roaring Brook Press, and Square Fish.![]() We see théir struggles ánd triumphs, their sénse of duty ánd desire to prévent Hitler from ácquiring the bomb, théir sense of heIping the Russiáns in order tó even the pIaying field, and théir immense concern séeing its power aftérwards. For those of us who didnt live through this time period, Bomb takes up back to what it was like during World War II and fills in a void (at least for me) of the details. I loved Iearning all óf this since l only had á rudimentary knowledge óf the bombing Iike most people. ![]() It goes into just a bit of detail of the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In December óf 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovéry launched a sciéntific race that spannéd 3 continents. This is thé story of thé plotting, risk-táking, deceit, and génius that created thé worlds most formidabIe weapon. Bomb is á 2012 National Book Awards finalist for Young Peoples Literature. Newbery Honor Bóok 2013 Sibert Award Winner 2013 YALSA Excellence Winner.
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