How Antibiotics Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-405-4/ eBook: 978-1-68282-406-1
How the Automobile Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-407-8/ eBook: 978-1-68282-408-5
How Electricity Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-409-2/ eBook: 978-1-68282-410-8
How Genetic Research Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-411-5/ eBook: 978-1-68282-412-2
How Vaccines Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-413-9/ eBook: 978-1-68282-414-6
How the Internet Is Changing the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-415-3/ eBook: 978-1-68282-416-0
How Robotics Is Changing the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-417-7/ eBook: 978-1-68282-418-4
School Library Connection, Jan/Feb 2019
This readable and informative series details major science and technology topics in a jargon-free, inviting style. Each book contains relevant illustrative photos, reproductions of paintings, or drawings that enhance the text. Text insets in each chapter and quotes highlighted and pulled from the text emphasize the concepts under discussion as well as add interest. Each volume begins with a timeline of important events followed by an introduction and five chapters detailing the history, discovery, development, challenges, current aspects, drawbacks, and future directions, developments, and hopes for the particular field. Source notes for each chapter and items for further research—including books, online resources, and websites—round out each volume. Students interested in science and technology will enjoy reading these titles cover to cover or just to browse particular aspects of the topics. STEM classes will find these volumes useful, and the Antibiotics and Vaccines volumes could also be used in health education classes. The information presented here will spark curiosity and likely lead students to further, deeper research on their chosen topic. Glossary. Index.
Cynthia Ortiz, School Librarian, Hackensack (New Jersey) High School
Recommended
How Antibiotics Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-405-4/ eBook: 978-1-68282-406-1
How the Automobile Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-407-8/ eBook: 978-1-68282-408-5
How Electricity Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-409-2/ eBook: 978-1-68282-410-8
How Genetic Research Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-411-5/ eBook: 978-1-68282-412-2
How Vaccines Changed the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-413-9/ eBook: 978-1-68282-414-6
How the Internet Is Changing the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-415-3/ eBook: 978-1-68282-416-0
How Robotics Is Changing the World: ISBN 978-1-68282-417-7/ eBook: 978-1-68282-418-4
School Library Journal, November 2018
Gr 9 Up—An illustrated time line of important events opens each title, followed by a short introductory chapter typically relating the topic to current events—for example, in Electricity, the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico. Subsequent chapters review the history of development in each field, with digressions to highlight major figures, inventions, and social changes, both positive (robotic drones helping to prevent wild animal poaching in nations across Africa) and negative (the impact of fossil fuel consumption by automobiles on global climate change). Long blocks of text are broken up by pull-quote boxes and a range of helpful illustrations, as well as short companion articles on salient topics, such as the HTML markup language or the dark side of social media in Internet. Considerable source notes and two pages of suggested reading close each volume.
VERDICT Well-researched and engagingly written, excellent resources for independent reading and focused inquiry.