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Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—The World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Published: 2012
Genre: Nonfiction
Pages: 272
Words: 60534

Reading measures

Accelerated Reader level: 6.9
AR interest level: UG — upper grades, 9–12
Lexile: 920L
Suggested reading age: ages 10–17

This book about the history of the atomic bomb discusses the discovery of the behavior of uranium when placed next to radioactive material, the race to build a bomb, and the impact of the weapon on societies around the world.

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ISBN

ISBN-13: 9781596434875
ISBN-10: 1596434872