You wouldn't want to live without glass!

"A world without glass is practically unimaginable. You use glass from morning till night every day, from the mirror you look in when you wash your face when you wake up to the lightbulbs that light up your home after dark. Read all about how glass is used to store food and beverages, create all kin...

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Main Author: Graham, Ian, 1953- (Author)
Other Authors: Bergin, Mark, 1961- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.
Series:You wouldn't want to--
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Summary:"A world without glass is practically unimaginable. You use glass from morning till night every day, from the mirror you look in when you wash your face when you wake up to the lightbulbs that light up your home after dark. Read all about how glass is used to store food and beverages, create all kinds of electronic gadgets necessary to modern life, and even keep us warm in our homes,"--back cover.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780531224601 (library binding)
0531224600 (library binding)
9780531224892 (pbk.)
0531224899 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Ian Graham is a highly experienced author having written over 180 illustrated non-fiction books and contributed to many articles for magazines. After completing a BSc. in applied physics he took a postgraduate diploma in Journalism at City University, London. He began work as an editor before setting up a freelance business writing and editing, this included editing the magazine Space Voyager . Ian now lives in Norfolk in the U.K.

Bergin studied at Eastbourne College of Art and has illustrated many children's books. He lives in Bexhill-on-Sea, England, with his wife and three children.