How Does Sand Become Glass?

How Does Sand Become Glass

by Melis­sa Stewart

Heine­mann-Rain­tree, 2009

for grades 2–4

ISBN 978–1‑41093–457‑4

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A com­bi­na­tion of clear, sim­ple text; well-cap­tioned pho­tos; and dynam­ic design intro­duce young read­ers to the process of trans­form­ing sand into glass.

Honors and Awards

  • Nation­al Sci­ence Teach­ers Asso­ci­a­tion Rec­om­mend­ed Title

Reviews

“Infor­ma­tion is clear­ly pre­sent­ed using a large font, dia­grams, and pho­tographs for­mat­ted to resem­ble Polaroid pic­tures. … This series does a first-rate job answer­ing some impor­tant sci­en­tif­ic ques­tions.” (School Library Jour­nal)

Behind the Book

“Like most peo­ple, I don’t usu­al­ly spend much time think­ing about sand or the glass-mak­ing process. Research­ing this book was a great oppor­tu­ni­ty to do just that. In the process, I learned all kinds of inter­est­ing things.

“Here’s my favorite fact: that par­rot­fish munch on coral to get at the tiny crea­tures inside. The coral breaks down in their diges­tive sys­tem, and brand new sand comes out ‘the oth­er end.’ We have par­rot­fish to thank for many of the world’s sandy beaches.”

Series at a Glance

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How Does Sand Become Glass

by Melis­sa Stewart

Heine­mann-Rain­tree, 2009

for grades 2–4

ISBN 978–1‑41093–457‑4

Pur­chase this book at your local inde­pen­dent book­seller or Amazon.com.