"When Circle rolls into one of Triangle's points and pops,chaos momentarily ensues until Octagon's 'Stop!' brings everyone to their senses . . . [This] rhyming text introduces us to a collection of shapes and . . . weaves their physical characteristics into traits that both lead to and solve a would-be catastrophe"--Provided by publisher.
Presents a collection of twenty-two essays that discuss discoveries in atomic energy including Einstein's theory, the first controlled chain reaction, the atomic bombs, nuclear reactors, Chernobyl, and more.
An author forgets to give her manuscript to an illustrator who begins to paint whatever she herself wants, making the author a character in the book, along with a meddlesome duck and other creatures.