{"product_id":"the-atlas-obscura-explorers-guide-to-inventing-the-world","title":"The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide to Inventing the World","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Here is a STEM-oriented exploration of the world's most interesting technologies, inventions, and scientific discoveries. Drawing from Atlas obscura's deep catalog of tech-related entries, this book will bring readers to fascinating locations all around the world and move them through the progressions and scientific ideas that forge innovation\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAtlas Obscura\u003c\/b\u003e is widely celebrated for building the definitive community driven platform for discovering the world's wonders. Atlasobscura.com is the premier destination for the curious, offering fascinating storytelling, award winning podcasts, a database of unique places, foods and species, and once-in-a-lifetime trips and experiences. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDylan Thuras\u003c\/b\u003e is the cofounder and creative director of Atlas Obscura. He lives in Rosendale, NY. \n\u003cbr\u003e This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJennifer Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning children's author of more than forty-five nonfiction and fiction books, including  \n\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Kids Brain Games \u003c\/i\u003eand  \n\u003ci\u003eOutdoor School: Rocks, Fossils, and Shells. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the creator and co-host of the award-winning podcast  \n\u003ci\u003eSolve It for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her online at jenniferswansonbooks.com and @jenswanbooks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A valuable handbook for learning about the objects that surround readers every day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe team behind the bestselling \u003ci\u003eAtlas Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e presents a kids' illustrated STEM-oriented exploration of the world's most interesting technologies, inventions, and scientific discoveries.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following up on the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \n\u003ci\u003eAtlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, with more than 200,000 copies in print, here is a globe-spanning history of invention like no other. This illustrated and STEM-oriented exploration of the planet's 50 most interesting inventions and scientific discoveries sends middle-grade readers on an unforgettable trip around the planet and across time. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each spread focuses on a world-changing technology and how it led to or influenced the tech or discovery on the next page. Starting with the very first invention, fire, readers will spelunk the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa for evidence of humankind's earliest control of flames, then learn how fire is necessary to create another essential tech: glass, including the modern-day glass bridge in Zhangjiajie, China, that offers a crystal-clear (and terrifying!) view of the chasm 1,300 feet below. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As you gaze at comets through telescopes, create unbreakable codes, zap space garbage with lasers, and break supersonic records in the world's fastest car, gorgeously illustrated scenes will transport readers across continents and centuries into a world of wonder and discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2025 pg. 60 (EAN 9781523516889, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/08\/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9781523516889, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/16\/2025 (EAN 9781523516889, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thuras, Dylan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Workman Kids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-08-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Juvenile Nonfiction \/ Curiosities \u0026amp; Wonders|Juvenile Nonfiction \/ Science \u0026amp; Nature \/ Discoveries|Juvenile Nonfiction \/ Travel|Juvenile Nonfiction \/ Science \u0026amp; Nature \/ History of Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Inventions|History|Inventors|Travel|Informational works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.1 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523516889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781523516889\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Workman Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52903862665497,"sku":"SP-9781523516889","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781523516889_spiral.png?v=1785230035","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-atlas-obscura-explorers-guide-to-inventing-the-world","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}