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Brevard, Katherine McLean

The Story of Oil: How It Changed the World

64 pp. | Capstone/Compass Point | December, 2009 | Library ISBN 978-0-7565-4314-3 $31.99
(3) YA World Transformed series. With an emphasis on how history has been transformed by their subjects, these straightforward and engrossing texts incorporate anecdotes and quotations, bright design elements, archival photographs, and plenty of sidebars. Oil ranges from the first-known use of oil to present-day environmental concerns, while Atomic proceeds from the Manhattan Project to present-day nuclear threats and international treaties. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these World Transformed titles: The Story of Oil and The Story of the Atomic Bomb.
Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot

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