Running head: BIOGRAPHY, NONFICTION, OR INFORMATIONAL TEXT 1
REVIEW
Benchmark - Using Biography, Nonfiction, or Informational Texts in the Classroom
Brittany Sansoussi
College of Education, Grand Canyon University
ENG 130: Introduction to Young Adult Literature
<Due Date>
, BIOGRAPHY, NONFICTION, OR INFORMATIONAL TEXT REVIEW 2
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve
Sheinkin takes place during World War 2. Otto Hahn makes an accidental discovery of atomic
splitting towards the end of 1938 (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008). The news that this scientific
evidence could be used to engineer a weapon with the potential for mass destruction spreads
rapidly in the scientific community. As Hitler’s movement progresses throughout Europe,
President Roosevelt assembles a group, later known as the Uranium Committee, to begin
exploring the engineering of a nuclear weapon (2008). The Soviet Union learns of this and set
their efforts to steal the work and knowledge that are going into these developments via the
recruitment of spies. Efforts to create this nuclear bomb increase after Japan bombs Pearl
Harbor. By the time America has created and tested their first uranium bomb, it is 1945.
President Truman gives the order to execute the attack on Hiroshima. World War 2 ends with the
surrender of Japan only after the shock of power from the bomb in Nagasaki that took place
three days later. While this weapon was created as a solution to World War 2, it may have
caused a bigger problem as the potential for abuse of this power has now awoken.
What the Reviews Say
Both reviews offer praise to Sheinkin for his work. According to the Kirkus review (2012),
his attention to detail and incorporation of research are exemplary in the nonfiction he has
written. It seems that Sheinkin has taken a complicated topic and not only expressed it
accurately, but in an exciting way at that. Roger Sutton (2015) provides us with details about the
book that make even more alluring. Sutton says that the book does not lack in any factual
regard- historical, scientific, or entertainment. The reviews were different in nature and purpose
as the
REVIEW
Benchmark - Using Biography, Nonfiction, or Informational Texts in the Classroom
Brittany Sansoussi
College of Education, Grand Canyon University
ENG 130: Introduction to Young Adult Literature
<Due Date>
, BIOGRAPHY, NONFICTION, OR INFORMATIONAL TEXT REVIEW 2
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve
Sheinkin takes place during World War 2. Otto Hahn makes an accidental discovery of atomic
splitting towards the end of 1938 (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008). The news that this scientific
evidence could be used to engineer a weapon with the potential for mass destruction spreads
rapidly in the scientific community. As Hitler’s movement progresses throughout Europe,
President Roosevelt assembles a group, later known as the Uranium Committee, to begin
exploring the engineering of a nuclear weapon (2008). The Soviet Union learns of this and set
their efforts to steal the work and knowledge that are going into these developments via the
recruitment of spies. Efforts to create this nuclear bomb increase after Japan bombs Pearl
Harbor. By the time America has created and tested their first uranium bomb, it is 1945.
President Truman gives the order to execute the attack on Hiroshima. World War 2 ends with the
surrender of Japan only after the shock of power from the bomb in Nagasaki that took place
three days later. While this weapon was created as a solution to World War 2, it may have
caused a bigger problem as the potential for abuse of this power has now awoken.
What the Reviews Say
Both reviews offer praise to Sheinkin for his work. According to the Kirkus review (2012),
his attention to detail and incorporation of research are exemplary in the nonfiction he has
written. It seems that Sheinkin has taken a complicated topic and not only expressed it
accurately, but in an exciting way at that. Roger Sutton (2015) provides us with details about the
book that make even more alluring. Sutton says that the book does not lack in any factual
regard- historical, scientific, or entertainment. The reviews were different in nature and purpose
as the
