Bomb (book) facts for kids
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| Author | Steve Sheinkin |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Roaring Brook Press |
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Publication date
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2012 |
| Media type | Prints |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 1596434872 |
| OCLC | 758244492 |
| 623.45119 SHE | |
| LC Class | UG1282.A8 .S235 2012 |
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon is a 2012 adolescent non-fiction book by author Steve Sheinkin. The book won the 2013 Newbery Honor and Sibert Medal from the American Library Association. This book follows the process of building the nuclear bomb by the discovery of nuclear fission by German scientist Otto Hahn on December 17, 1938.
Introduction
The book traces the origin and development of the first atomic bomb. It follows the development of the atomic bomb from the discovery of nuclear fission through the Nazi heavy water manufacture to the Manhattan Project and the attempts of the Soviet Union to steal the bomb design, finishing at the dropping of the bombs on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima Japan.
Graphic novel adaptation
In 2023, Macmillan published a graphic novel adaptation of Bomb by Nick Bertozzi.
Awards
- 2013 Sibert Medal
- 2013 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
- 2013 Newbery Medal Honor Book
- 2012 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature
