Cover art by Dave Clark
This amazing issue of ASK starts off a summer full of learning with a bang! What better time to learn the science of explosives than right after the biggest firework-buying holiday of the year: Independence Day! Meet the explosive experts at Controlled Demolition, Inc., and discover how to safely take down a building! Enjoy a graphic novel romp through the history of gunpowder and dynamite, get to know a firework artist, and see what’s really inside a firework—safely!
Have you ever heard of the Nobel Prize? How much do you know about Alfred Nobel, the man behind it? Nobel dedicated his life to discovering new ways to use nitroglycerin, but he felt conflicted about how his inventions were used both to harm and help people. When he died, he left his entire fortune to set up the Nobel Prize, a way to reward people who made the world a better place. Plus, learn the explosive secrets of popcorn, admire pasta portraits by ASK readers, make paper clips leap together in mid-air, and so much more! This issue of ASK is a blast!
Enjoy features including:
“What a Blast!” by Peter Banks
“Exploding Art”
“The Day the Medicine Exploded” by Liz Huyck
“Fantastic Fireworks”
“Alfred Nobel” by James Rumford
“POP!” by Meg Moss
“Rats to the Rescue” by Angela Turner
Regular features of ASK Magazine include Nosy News, Nestor’s Dock, Ask Jimmy and the Bug, Contest and Letters, Marvin’s Clever Tricks, and Marvin and Friends.
