num_pages: 256
description: A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book Bomb the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War.In December of 1938 a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking When placed next to radioactive material a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents.In Great Britain and the United States Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting the risk-taking the deceit and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin's award-winning nonfiction book is now available reimagined in the graphic novel format. Full color illustrations from Nick Bertozzi are detailed and enriched with the nonfiction expertise Nick brings to the story as a beloved artist comic book writer and commercial illustrator who has written a couple of his own historical graphic novels including Shackleton and Lewis &amp; Clark .Accessible gripping and educational this new edition of Bomb is perfect for young readers and adults alike.Praise for Bomb (2012):This superb and exciting work of nonfiction would be a fine tonic for any jaded adolescent who thinks history is 'boring.' It's also an excellent primer for adult readers who may have forgotten or never learned the remarkable story of how nuclear weaponry was first imagined invented and deployedand of how an international arms race began well before there was such a thing as an atomic bomb.  The Wall Street JournalThis is edge-of-the seat material that will resonate with YAs who clamor for true spy stories and it will undoubtedly engross a cross-market audience of adults who dozed through the World War II unit in high school.  The Bulletin (starred review)Also by Steve Spies Superbombs and the Ultimate Cold War ShowdownThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster Mutiny and the Fight for Civil Rights Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football TeamMost Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam WarBorn to The First Women's Air Race Across AmericaThe Notorious Benedict A True Story of Adventure Heroism &amp; TreacheryWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward ExpansionKing What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American RevolutionTwo Miserable Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War
language: English
title: Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
publisher: Roaring Brook Press