This Book Bubbles Over

by Nora Nickum
Illustrated by Robert Meganck
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This book really pops, full as it is of fascinating bubbles—useful and entertaining, noisy and silencing, lifesaving and dangerous, microscopic and bigger than a sports stadium.
  • ISBN: 9781682637319
  • Publication date: 03/11/2025
  • Page Count: 40
  • Size: 10" x 10"
  • Age Range: 6-9
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This book really pops, full as it is of fascinating bubbles—useful and entertaining, noisy and silencing, lifesaving and dangerous, microscopic and bigger than a sports stadium.

What is a bubble? A puff of air, a swirl of gas, temporarily trapped in something else. Perhaps just moments away from popping and disappearing forever.

A bubble might look flimsy and insubstantial. But there’s more to it than that.

A bubble can. . .
Last a long time, like the bubble wrap that cushions packages
Or pop right away, like a soap bubble

It can be inside. . .
A liquid, like boiling water
Or a solid, like a loaf of bread

A bubble can be. . .
Lifesaving, like firefighting foam
Or dangerous, like the bubble nets whales form to capture fish

Delve into bubbles in this follow-up from the team behind This Book Is Full of Holes. Filled with fascinating and unusual examples from diverse STEM fields—including physics, biology, geology, food science, and medicine—this book bubbles over with fun facts about our world.

Back matter includes an author’s note about the research process, language arts connections, and information about how surface tension makes fun soap bubbles possible.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author/Illustrator

Nora Nickum

Author

Nora Nickum leads conservation policy work for the Seattle Aquarium and writes articles and books for children about STEM and nature topics, including Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

Robert Meganck

Illustrator

Robert Meganck is professor emeritus of Communication Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. He earned a BFA from the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan, and a MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has received more than 300 regional, national, and international awards for his illustration and graphic design work.

Reviews

“This niche offering makes a solid addition for STEM collections.” – Booklist

“Put this one in the hands of information hounds and science-report writers, along with report-assigning teachers.” – School Library Journal

More Details

BISAC 1: JNF051140 Juvenile Nonfiction – Science & Nature – Physics
BISAC 2: JNF013070 Juvenile Nonfiction – Concepts – Size & Shape
BISAC 3: JNF051120 Juvenile Nonfiction – Technology – How Things Work-Are Made

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