glass

Photographs and simple, repetitive text teaches children about glass, explaining how it is made and what it is used for.

Text and photographs introduce the art of making glass animals, a very delicate craft requiring careful timing.

Examines how glass is made, what it is made of, the different kinds of glass, and the various ways in which glass is used.

Explores how people around the world recycle and reuse glass, and provides ideas on how kids can too.

Presents the processes of glassmaking through the ages from where in began in ancient Egypt, through the cathedral stained-glass windows of the Middle Ages, and to the modern use of glass to make such things as telescope lenses.

Lonely and isolated, twelve-year-old Oliver Parker's longing for friendship and a little adventure materialize one winter Paris evening when he looks into a mirror and is swept away to the Palace of Versailles and into the court of the Window Wraiths, where he becomes their ruler.

Traces the history of glass, exploring how its creation has revolutionized the way people see themselves and the world around them.

Lonely and isolated, twelve-year-old Oliver Parker's longing for friendship and a little adventure materialize one winter Paris evening when he looks into a mirror and is swept away to the Palace of Versailles and into the court of the Window Wraiths, where he becomes their ruler.

Describes glass, its physical properties, how it is manufactured, and its many uses.

Presents a description of how sand is turned into glass, in simple text with illustrations, describing the process, step-by-step, from how it is cooked into liquid, then blown into glass.