Spring 2025

Networks

From the Series How High-Tech Changed the World

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 9
  • Reading Level: Grade 7

Networks revolutionized computer technology and the way we share information. But what is the story behind this amazing tech, how does it work, and who invented it?

Readers discover all this and more in this exciting and informative exploration in which they learn about the history of networks, how they connected us to the world, how they have changed the way we work and live, and who were the pioneering scientists behind the transformative technology.

Clear explanatory text shows readers exactly how networks work to help us connect with people around the world and provide us with endless entertainment and information. Detailed sidebars set out how the technology has transformed our lives, contrasting life before and after networks. Biographical features explain how brilliant scientists invented and developed networks, creating a revolutionary technology.

Networks is the ultimate guide to the science, the tools, and the people behind the technology that changed our world.

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978-1-916949-38-6
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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 9
Reading Level Grade 7
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering, STEM: Math, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2025
Publisher Cheriton Children's Books
Imprint Cheriton Children's Books
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF012030, JNF061010, JNF051120
Dimensions 6.5 x 9
Features Accessible layouts, Author/Illustrator biography, Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Sidebars, and Table of contents

Author: Kelly Roberts

Kelly Roberts is a hugely experienced children’s book author who loves creating nonfiction content that will draw in readers of all abilities.