glass

Discusses glass and focuses on the materials which make up glass as well as products that are made out of glass.

Describes where stone, gravel, and clay are located and details the history of their use by man.

Text, photographs, and diagrams describe the scientific processes that turn sand into glass, and explain how mirrors reflect images.

This book explains that glass is a manufactured material and that glass is used for containers, lenses, and mirrors.

Describes the physical composition and characteristics of glass, and presents glassmaking techniques and the various uses made of glass throughout history.

Apprentice magician and glassmaker Opal Cowen is called upon to help when someone sabotages the Stormdancer clan's glass orbs resulting in the deaths of several powerful magicians, and when her efforts fail, she taps into a new kind of magic that challenges her to control powers she did not know she possessed.

Examines what glass is made from, various glass products, the design and production, special glass, and recycling.

Presents an introduction to glass, looking at what it is, how it is made, its different forms, and how it is used; and features discussion of glass recycling. Includes photographs, a glossary, and a list of books for additional information.

An introduction to glass that discusses where it comes from, its many uses, and recycling. Includes a glossary and an index.

When Nicole finds a beautiful piece of red sea glass on the beach, her grandmother Nana tells her a story from her own childhood of a broken red vase, which may have been the origin of this sea glass. Includes information about sea glass and instructions for making a sea glass sun-catcher.