Synopses & Reviews
Light up the sky with this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the history of fun stuff!andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In this book readers will learn all about how fireworks were invented in China over 2,000 years ago, how Queen Elizabeth I created a special honor for the person who created the best fireworks, and much more! A special section at the back of the book includes Common Coreand#8211;vetted extras on subjects like social studies and math, and thereand#8217;s even a fun quiz so readers can test themselves to see what theyand#8217;ve learned! Learning history has never been so much fun!
About the Author
Kama Einhorn has authored more than forty childrenand#39;s books and written magazine articles and web content for andlt;Iandgt;Sesame Streetandlt;/Iandgt;, Nickelodeon, andlt;Iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Learning Network, and the Humane Society. She holds a masterand#39;s degree in education from the University of California at Berkeley, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.Saturday morning cartoons and lounge music, big-time wrestling and creature movies, bowling alleys and flying saucers, kitschy fun parks and the Ramones, diners, Dino-Land, Dean Martinand#8211;these are just a few of andlt;Bandgt;Daniel Guideraandlt;/Bandgt;and#8217;s favorite things that inspire his signature andlt;Bandgt;Illustration-A-Go-Go!andlt;/Bandgt; style. His work has appeared in venues such as andlt;i andgt;MAD Magazineandlt;/iandgt;, Topps baseball cards, cookie boxes, in-flight magazines, great metropolitan newspapers, technology magazines and grade school textbooks. Most recently, Daniel had immense fun creating illustrations for the iPad e-book app My Dad Drives A Roller Coaster Car, currently available in the iTunes store. Heand#8217;s won awards, but then, so has everybody.