"Smoke itself acts as narrator, telling [the reader] how it has served humankind since prehistoric times in signaling, beekeeping, curing and flavoring food, religious rites, fumigating insects, and myriad other ways"-- Provided by publisher.
"One of the most dangerous elements on the planet is fire. It can be used to cook the food we eat and keep us warm, but it can also burn down forests and cause destruction to homes and human life . . . learn how important fire is and about its potential for harm"--Publisher.
Mythbusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman conduct experiments to determine if there is any truth or scientific basis to various myths related to combustion, including the myth that cell phones can cause gas stations to explode.
Heat can do some amazing things, like turn solids into liquids and liquids into gases. But how do these changes happen? This book helps readers understand how heat changes matter, what causes things to burn, and how these changes impact a vast number of objects in our world. Flowcharts filled with vivid photographs and interesting fact boxes visually bring to life the concepts of heat and the changing states of matter, turning readers into eager scientists!.
