Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
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Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
By Steve Sheinkin
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherMacmillanImprintRoaring BrookISBN
9781596434875
Awards and HonorsNSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K—12: 2013; 2013 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults,Winner; SLJ Best Children’s Books 2012, Nonfiction; Horn Book Fanfare 2012, Nonfiction; Bulletin Blue Ribbon 2012, Nonfiction; VOYAs Perfect Tens 2102; 2103 Newbery Medal Honor Book; 2013 Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner; 2012 Cybils Award Winner, Nonfiction for Tweens and Teens; ALSC 2013 Notable Children’s Books, Middle Readers; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2013, World History & Culture; William Allen White Children#8217;s Book Awards 2014–2015 Master List
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
As Allies thwarted Nazi efforts to build an atomic bomb, Americans rushed to create their own nuclear weapon—unaware that the Soviets were stealing their plans. Epilogue. Source notes. Quotation notes. Index. Black-and-white photographs.
Title alpha Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Level History High
Pages Count 272
Genre Nonfiction
Topics History of the atomic bomb. World War II (1939-1945). Soviet Secret service. British Secret service. Commando operations. Vemork, Norway. Operation Freshman, 1942.
SRC Level 6.400000
SRC Points 15.000000
Lexile 920L
Trim Size 7 3/8" x 9 1/8"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2012-09-03
JLG Release Date Oct 2012
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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