Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small
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- Author：Jess Wade
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Summary
A physicist and debut picture-book author introduces readers to the tiny building blocks that make up the world around us。 The book explains atoms， the elements， and other essential science concepts and reveal how very （very） small materials are manipulated to create self-washing windows; stronger， lighter airplanes; and other wonders of nanotechnology。 Further explanation in the back matter gives more detail about various scientists' roles in nanotechnology fields and the tools they use。
Reviews
Sandy
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An interesting picture book on atoms。 The science might be too much for younger children， but my older child enjoyed learning about elements and graphene。 A complex topic， but told in a simple enough way。
Jennifer Marie
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Excellent！ Gorgeous illustrations。 Used as part of our homeschool physics studies but easy cross over to chemistry。 Great springboard for us to study other things on a ‘nano’ level。
Diane
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The author does a nice job of taking a complicated topic and making it accessible to elementary school children。
Pamela
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Good introduction to the topic。
Rachel
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Approachable and interesting
drowningmermaid
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Fun science book about intro to atoms-- a lot is about graphene and its potential uses。 （Oddly， doesn't mention who invented it and how。 That's kind of a cool story。）I think there should be more kids books about the exciting new developments in science。（view spoiler）[But when I read these， I can't help hearing the echoes of all the 50s programs about the excitement for all things atomic， and plastic， and genetically engineered。 See also MST3K The Chicken of Tomorrow。 Is graphene awesome only unt Fun science book about intro to atoms-- a lot is about graphene and its potential uses。 （Oddly， doesn't mention who invented it and how。 That's kind of a cool story。）I think there should be more kids books about the exciting new developments in science。（view spoiler）[But when I read these， I can't help hearing the echoes of all the 50s programs about the excitement for all things atomic， and plastic， and genetically engineered。 See also MST3K The Chicken of Tomorrow。 Is graphene awesome only until we realize it will kill us all？ We'll see。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Alice
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3。75 stars I listened to this book and I would rather look at the book page and though the subject matter was intriguing。。 I thought it was dull。 It is the dread fine。 I was bummed it wasn't what I thought it would be。 3。75 stars I listened to this book and I would rather look at the book page and though the subject matter was intriguing。。 I thought it was dull。 It is the dread fine。 I was bummed it wasn't what I thought it would be。 。。。more
Melissa Carroll
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This is an awesome nonfiction picture book！ Love that it makes science fun， features diversity in STEM， and the illustrations are engaging for a child （i。e。 not a textbook and not boring！）。
Lauren
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Nano is a lovely book with cute， quirky illustrations that explains the basics of nanoscience in simple terms without talking down to the reader。 Dr。 Wade uses examples， metaphors， and comparisons that allows the reader to more easily wrap their head around the complex idea of a miniscule world invisible to the naked eye。 This would be a great introduction to this particular field of science for any age。*Thanks to the publisher for providing this book to SWON Library Consortium for professional Nano is a lovely book with cute， quirky illustrations that explains the basics of nanoscience in simple terms without talking down to the reader。 Dr。 Wade uses examples， metaphors， and comparisons that allows the reader to more easily wrap their head around the complex idea of a miniscule world invisible to the naked eye。 This would be a great introduction to this particular field of science for any age。*Thanks to the publisher for providing this book to SWON Library Consortium for professional review。* 。。。more
Annie
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Fantastic book that sticks to just the facts-no evolutionary theories。
Dan
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Absolutely fascinating。 Highly recommend！
Nicole Johnson
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This was awesome！
Natalie
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The back of the book gives a good summary -- "This book introduces a cutting-edge area of STEM - better known by name of nanotechnology。" Opening up with explaining matter， atoms， and elements， this book explains nanomaterials and the exciting potential they hold for the future。 Give this to any science lover。 The back of the book gives a good summary -- "This book introduces a cutting-edge area of STEM - better known by name of nanotechnology。" Opening up with explaining matter， atoms， and elements， this book explains nanomaterials and the exciting potential they hold for the future。 Give this to any science lover。 。。。more
Becky B
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An introduction to atoms， elements， and what scientists can do when they work on the atomic level and what they are thinking about doing。 The back of the book includes more information on the tools a nanotechnologist uses and what kinds of backgrounds various nanotechnologists need。This was a well done intro to atoms and elements， and then a fascinating foray into current breakthroughs in nanotechnology and what kinds of things they are exploring next。 The back matter was enthralling as well。 Th An introduction to atoms， elements， and what scientists can do when they work on the atomic level and what they are thinking about doing。 The back of the book includes more information on the tools a nanotechnologist uses and what kinds of backgrounds various nanotechnologists need。This was a well done intro to atoms and elements， and then a fascinating foray into current breakthroughs in nanotechnology and what kinds of things they are exploring next。 The back matter was enthralling as well。 This is aimed at lower grades， but I've seen nothing on this topic for middle grades and it is written so engagingly I think curious middle graders would easily get sucked in too。 As soon as you get them to the elephant on a tightrope page they'll be hooked。 Fun illustrations throughout illustrate the concepts accurately and enticingly。 The former science teacher and always science nerd in me loved this。 。。。more
Kathryn
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4。5 STARS Quite well-written for the target audience。 It is engaging and informative， provides complex scientific information in an age-appropriate but not at all patronizing fashion， and is quite readable。 The illustrations are beautiful and do an amazing job at helping convey the information in way that is at once scientifically accurate and also quite artistic。 My only complaint is there is no Bibliography -- the author herself is an award-winning physicist， so I think that lends a lot of cre 4。5 STARS Quite well-written for the target audience。 It is engaging and informative， provides complex scientific information in an age-appropriate but not at all patronizing fashion， and is quite readable。 The illustrations are beautiful and do an amazing job at helping convey the information in way that is at once scientifically accurate and also quite artistic。 My only complaint is there is no Bibliography -- the author herself is an award-winning physicist， so I think that lends a lot of credibility to the material but I still like to see non-fiction picture books show a list of sources or suggestion for further reading or something further for children to explore further。 。。。more
Sunday
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THIS BOOK IS A middle grade teacher's DREAM！！！ There are sooooo many books about animals that read aloud well。 Such a breath of fresh air to find one about "NANO" - very， very small material！The author， Dr。 Jess Wade， begins with looking at and thinking about the properties of all of the "materials" around you - Look around your home。 Everything is made out of something。 Something light or something heavy， something strong or something flexible。。。This leads into a discussion of materials， atoms， THIS BOOK IS A middle grade teacher's DREAM！！！ There are sooooo many books about animals that read aloud well。 Such a breath of fresh air to find one about "NANO" - very， very small material！The author， Dr。 Jess Wade， begins with looking at and thinking about the properties of all of the "materials" around you - Look around your home。 Everything is made out of something。 Something light or something heavy， something strong or something flexible。。。This leads into a discussion of materials， atoms， different kinds of atoms （aka elements）， how one particular atom is structured - graphite and how， if we change it's structure， it becomes this remarkable nanomaterial。 Lots and lots of examples of everyday things to support students' understanding。 Castrillón's bright illustrations support and extend the meaning of the text。It's brilliant！！！ Read this aloud to students or book talk and leave for student groups to read and think through。 If you have a savvy reader who wants to read further， recommend Super Gear: Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up by Jennifer Swanson。 。。。more
Rita Raudsepp
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Raamat nanotehnoloogiast， pidevalt leiutatakse midagi uut。
Beverly
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Explains what "nano" means， and gives examples of nano technology that is being developed。 Fascinating information and illustrations that help make the information understandable。 Explains what "nano" means， and gives examples of nano technology that is being developed。 Fascinating information and illustrations that help make the information understandable。 。。。more
Jessica
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Excellent intro to atoms， elements， molecules， and nanotechnology。 I’ll be adding this to my classroom for sure。
BrookesEducationLibrary
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This book is now available for loan from the SEC at Harcourt Hill Library :）
Colleen
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This book is an entry way for young kids to learn about nano science。 While there as an index， there was no bibliography。 Personally， I do not like the concept of implants in brains and other tech within the body， due to hackers。 I know that sounds crazy and like a conspiracy theorists， but if it is possible in fiction THEN it COULD be possible in real life。 It is just that conditions have to be met for fantasy to become reality。
Marko Kivimäe
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Sirvisin-lugesin vahelduseks pisidele mõeldud teadusraamatut。 Füüsik Jess Wade kirjutas teksti， kunstnik Melissa Castrillón joonistas pildid。 Tulemuseks on mõnus raamat， mis lapsele kätte anda， et saaks nanomaailma sukelduda。 Juttu on väikestest osakestest， millest meid ümbritsev maailm koosneb， mida palja silmaga ei näe aga spetsiaalse mikroskoobi all küll。 Raske midagi enama üteldagi - soovitan lapsevanematel algul raamatusse vaadata ning seejärel raamat väikestesse kätesse edasi ulatada。 Ma u Sirvisin-lugesin vahelduseks pisidele mõeldud teadusraamatut。 Füüsik Jess Wade kirjutas teksti， kunstnik Melissa Castrillón joonistas pildid。 Tulemuseks on mõnus raamat， mis lapsele kätte anda， et saaks nanomaailma sukelduda。 Juttu on väikestest osakestest， millest meid ümbritsev maailm koosneb， mida palja silmaga ei näe aga spetsiaalse mikroskoobi all küll。 Raske midagi enama üteldagi - soovitan lapsevanematel algul raamatusse vaadata ning seejärel raamat väikestesse kätesse edasi ulatada。 Ma usun， et siin on rõõmu kõigile。 :） 。。。more
Jacob Schmitt
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Dr。 Jess Wade and Melissa Castrillon team up to enthrall young minds in the emerging field of nanoscience！ In this science of the very small -as in atoms， a young girl takes you on the preliminary discoveries， pathos， and topics on the this frontier。 This is not an account of the past， but a calling for the future generation: what will you discover with nanotechnology？ Using colored pencils， Castrillon wields only primary colors， with the addition of green， in an exotic and abstract way。 The col Dr。 Jess Wade and Melissa Castrillon team up to enthrall young minds in the emerging field of nanoscience！ In this science of the very small -as in atoms， a young girl takes you on the preliminary discoveries， pathos， and topics on the this frontier。 This is not an account of the past， but a calling for the future generation: what will you discover with nanotechnology？ Using colored pencils， Castrillon wields only primary colors， with the addition of green， in an exotic and abstract way。 The colors are used exceptionally well in differentiating concepts and balancing out the complicated concepts conveyed by Wade。 The pages are dynamic， such as an elephant filling up two pages， with the following two pages showing four contrasting depictions。 The text is digestible in it’s brevity and age-appropriate vocabulary。 I would say this is a must buy for the STEAM section of the library！ 。。。more
Kelly
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VERY cool book！
Carolyn
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I learned so much about nanomaterials from this fascinating picture book。 I would highly recommend it for all。 I had never heard about graphene before。 The writing and illustrations support the concepts and facts presented。
Juli Anna
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Beautiful， modern illustrations complement unusual subject matter。
Chrissy
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The illustrations here are very nice， good color palette， nice sharp drawings without being too busy。 The text is much the same。 It offers a sizeable amount of information without dragging or being overly convoluted。 Really good lower grade science book。
Eve Costarelli
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From the get go， I loved the bright yellow molecular end pages and the grainy feel of the paper。 THis book lets you know that you might be small but just like everything else you are made up of things much smaller than you and that you are also a small part of a much larger thing such as a family， school， city， world， universe。 I loved the scratchy pencil art and the beautiful hues of blue highlighted by reds， yellows and green。 So detailed and pleasing to the eyes！ I love all the tiny details-I From the get go， I loved the bright yellow molecular end pages and the grainy feel of the paper。 THis book lets you know that you might be small but just like everything else you are made up of things much smaller than you and that you are also a small part of a much larger thing such as a family， school， city， world， universe。 I loved the scratchy pencil art and the beautiful hues of blue highlighted by reds， yellows and green。 So detailed and pleasing to the eyes！ I love all the tiny details-I could just play doll house in my head for hours in the first two page spread。 This book is non-fiction at its most inviting。 There is a great use of scientific vocabulary to inspire learning and research。 It is written very creatively-a non-fiction book that reads like fiction-easy to follow and so much knowledge that just slides right in。This book includes the past-present-future of nanoscience and will inspire your budding scientist to dream big…er…or small as it may be！ 。。。more
Barbara
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The world is comprised of atoms and elements， and this colorful picture illustrated with pencil and digital techniques provides an accessible introduction to the topic of nanotechnology。 Yes， it was written so that even older folks can understand。 The younger readers who approach this book will have no trouble with its content as they ponder common elements， including the eleven found in the human body。 They'll be excited to think about all the work that went into making nanomaterials such as gr The world is comprised of atoms and elements， and this colorful picture illustrated with pencil and digital techniques provides an accessible introduction to the topic of nanotechnology。 Yes， it was written so that even older folks can understand。 The younger readers who approach this book will have no trouble with its content as they ponder common elements， including the eleven found in the human body。 They'll be excited to think about all the work that went into making nanomaterials such as graphene and the practical uses for this material。 Imagining sieves or strainers with holes so very， very， very small that they could trap salt and debris in seawater so that humans could drink it is almost mind-boggling， but according to the author， that's one project scientists are working on as well as other problems that just might be solved by one of the book's readers。 Anyone with an inkling about what this type of nanoscience might mean for the future will be intrigued by this book and wonder what might happen next。 The book might even inspire readers to choose this as a career path， something made more specific with the material on chemists， physicists and engineers， microscopes， and spectroscopy provided in the back matter。 There's even a helpful index， a bit unusual for such a short book， but helpful， nevertheless。 。。。more
Pearl Bass
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Fascinating！！
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have the ability to have personal opinions， but I can provide you with some information on the book "Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very （Very） Small" by Jessica Winter。 The book is a fascinating exploration of the world of nanotechnology， which explores the science of studying and manipulating materials on a molecular and atomic level。 In the book， Winter takes the reader on a journey through the history of nanotechnology， from its earliest origins to the cutting-edge research being conducted today。 The book is written in an engaging style， and there are plenty of illustrations and diagrams to help the reader understand the complex scientific concepts being discussed。 Whether you're a science buff or simply curious about the world around you， "Nano" is sure to fascinate and enlighten。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of having personal preferences。 However， 'Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very （Very） Small' by Jess Wade is a highly recommended book for those who are interested in understanding the fascinating world of nanotechnology。 It provides a clear and concise explanation of the science and technology behind this rapidly growing field and its potential applications in various industries。 The book features stunning images that help illustrate the concepts presented， making it an easily accessible read for both scientists and non-scientists alike。 Overall， it is a great introduction to the world of nanotechnology and its impact on our daily lives。
tpg2
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Written by Jonny Marx and illustrated by Charlie Davis， 'Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very （Very） Small' is a fascinating and engaging book that explores the world of nanotechnology。 With its colorful illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations， this book is perfect for kids who are curious about science and want to learn more about how the tiny particles that make up our world work。 The book starts by introducing the idea of nanotechnology and explaining what it is and how it works。 From there， it delves into the ways in which nanotechnology is used in everything from medicine to electronics， and even in the food we eat。 The book also touches on the ethical questions surrounding nanotechnology， and how we can ensure that this technology is used responsibly。 One of the things that sets this book apart is its format。 Rather than being a traditional text-heavy science book， 'Nano' is presented in a fun and visually appealing way。 There are quizzes and games that help kids engage with the material， and the illustrations are both cute and informative。 Overall， 'Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very （Very） Small）' is a fantastic book for kids who are interested in science and want to learn more about the fascinating world of nanotechnology。 With its engaging format and informative content， this book is sure to spark the curiosity of young minds and inspire them to learn more about the world around them。
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