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Fandel, Jennifer

The Atomic Bomb

48 pp. | Creative Education | October, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-1-58341-555-9 $32.80
(4) 4-6 What in the World? series. This book sets the scene during World War II, then focuses on atomic bomb developer Robert Oppenheimer. The many photographs and sidebars include tangential material that, intended to provide historical perspective, often diffuses focus (e.g., a full-page illustration explaining how the creators of Curious George escaped Europe during the war, but not its relevance). Small type is difficult to read. Timeline. Ind.
Reviewer: David Elzey

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