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abigailbat's review against another edition
3.0
This is an adaptation of Simon Winchester's adult book Krakatoa. Winchester explores the history of Indonesia and Dutch colonization there as well as the technological advances that made Krakatoa the first major disaster that was reported on as it was happening. It's an odd choice for an illustrated adaptation since there aren't many photographs or drawings from that time included. There are many photographs of volcanoes behaving similarly to Krakatoa and there are many illustrations created for this book. Another weird thing is that the list of recommended resources contains (as far as I can tell) exclusively adult titles.
The Day the World Exploded has some interesting information about history and science (and the history of science). I'd hand it to middle graders and teens who like books like Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo. It would also be appropriate for reports on Indonesia or volcanoes.
The Day the World Exploded has some interesting information about history and science (and the history of science). I'd hand it to middle graders and teens who like books like Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo. It would also be appropriate for reports on Indonesia or volcanoes.
linyarai's review
4.0
I read this for the "Written by a Blogger or Journalist" part of my 2020 reading challenge. I enjoyed it as much as I did his full Krakatoa story, there was a lot of science that was well explained and broken down, great pictures, and a lot of fun facts I didn't know before.
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