Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake Detector

by Randel McGee

Book Overview

2023 BSB NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year
2023 Storytelling World Resource Award winner

When thousands of people die in China's earthquakes, Emperor Shun Di does not know what to do as it takes days for a city to communicate the news to the Emperor. He assigns his wisest advisor, Zhang Heng, to create a device that will tell the Emperor and his court where an earthquake took place. Can Zhang Heng accomplish this impossible task?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641701684
• ISBN13: 9781641701686
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Familius
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3