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Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber

Sarah Albee

Illustrator: Eileen Ryan Ewen

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Charlesbridge

ISBN: 978-1-62354-379-2

Keywords: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)-Indigenous people, experiments, discoveries, Charles Goodyear

Throughout history, people have observed the amazing properties of a material used for play, clothing, and transportation. Pen and ink and watercolor artwork. Graphics, timeline, author's note.