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Sound
(Spectacular Steam for Curious Readers (Sscr))

Author
Olga Fadeeva
Publication Date
August 26, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Sound (Spectacular Steam for Curious Readers (Sscr))
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Description

"Brimming with cogent insights, delightful visuals, and infectious wonder." - Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)

Sound -- in both science and history -- is explored in this dynamic, illustrated nonfiction picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Olga Fadeeva.

Do you ever wonder about sound--what is it, anyway?

How do we produce and hear sound? How do birds, dolphins, and humans use sounds to communicate? What does life look like without sound? How has the sound of music developed over the centuries? How are sounds sent across thousands of miles? How has technology--phonographs, cassettes, radio, computers--changed how we share sound? Can sounds even affect our health?

Author Olga Fadeeva (Wind: Discovering Air in Motion, Water: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us) explores sound's vital role on our planet in this playful, wide-ranging tour through physics, technology, musicology, language, and more. Throughout the book, "Try It!" sections encourage children to create their own sound experiments.

Translated from Russian by Lena Traer, and part of Eerdmans' Spectacular STEAM for Curious Readers series.

Publication date
August 26, 2025
Genre
Non-fiction
Page Count
56
ISBN-13
9780802856487
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Series
Spectacular Steam for Curious Readers (Sscr)
BISAC categories
JNF061010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
JNF013060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts | Senses & Sensation
JNF036020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | History

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Starred Review

Fadeeva's work is chock-full of clear explanations, suggestions for experimenting with sound, elegant infographics, and rich vocabulary, all defined in context...Brimming with cogent insights, delightful visuals, and infectious wonder.

Olga Fadeeva
Olga Fadeeva is the author and illustrator of Wind: Discovering Air in Motion (Eerdmans) and many other books for children. In a starred review, Kirkus called Wind "thoroughly engaging...masterful in both design and imagery." Olga's art has been honored in Italy, China, and her home country of Russia. Follow Olga on Instagram @olgafadeeva_illustrations.

Lena Traer is a Russian- and English-language translator with a focus on books for children and young adults. She has translated Wind: Discovering Air in Motion and On the Edge of the World (both Eerdmans) into English and has also translated a variety of picture books and scientific materials into Russian. Born and raised in Siberia, Russia, Lena now lives in San Francisco.
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