Impact!, Elizabeth Rusch
Impact!, Elizabeth Rusch
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Impact!
Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World

Author: Elizabeth Rusch

Narrator: Aaron Shedlock

Unabridged: 1 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 11/21/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

In this this thrilling entry into the Scientists in the Field series, follow scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have crashed into the ground, and strive to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet.Asteroids bombard our atmosphere all the time. Some are harmless, burning up in a flash of light. But others explode with a great sonic boom, smashing windows and throwing people to the ground. Worst of all, some asteroids strike our planet, blasting out massive craters and destroying everything nearby on impact.Follow the award-winning author Elizabeth Rusch into the field with scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have smashed into the ground, and make plans to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Elizabeth Rusch

Elizabeth Rusch is the author of A Greater Goal and You Call This Democracy?, both of which were finalists for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, and more than a dozen acclaimed children’s books, including picture books, middle grade, fiction, nonfiction, and a graphic novel. In a starred review Kirkus called her book The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change a “nail-biting account.” She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ezri

this book is very informative and it carry's 7 full chapters that are filled with riveting facts on each page .it has beautiful illustrations by Karin Anderson my favorite one is on page 61 the photo wait i can't tell you you will just have to read it you're self well oh fine i will give you a hint......more

Goodreads review by June

Besides oceanography, my favorite area of science to study when I was a middle-grade student was astronomy. My love for space is what prompted me to pick up this new book from the non-fiction shelves at the local public library. The photographs and diagrams in this book are awesome! I learned so much......more

Goodreads review by Becky

Explores what asteroids and meteorites are, the impact they can have when they hit the Earth, how people are studying them, and various ideas as to how the Earth should respond if a big asteroid is headed on a collision course towards the Earth. I have to confess, I love those movies that have scient......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlin

Impact!: Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World is an informational text that shows asteroids form multiple points of view. It provides students with a true story about the asteroid that hit Chelyabinsk in 2013 and what people experienced when it happened. The book goes on to talk about how a......more

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