What Makes Popcorn Pop?

Written by Jack Myers

Narrated by John McDonough

Have you ever wondered what makes popcorn pop? One second a kernel is sitting there, tiny and hard as a rock. Next thing you know, it bursts into a fluffy and delicious snack. If you're curious about this or any of the other mysteries surrounding us every day, then What Makes Popcorn Pop? is the book for you. For example, if salt isn't hot, then how come we use it to melt ice in the winter? Where exactly does wind come from, and how come we can't see it? Why is the sky blue? And while we're on the subject, why are lakes and oceans blue-is it because they reflect the sky? The answers to these questions and dozens more are explained in this fun book from Jack Myers, longtime science editor of Highlights for Children/ magazine. John McDonough's warm and enthusiastic narration captures the limitless joy and wonder of the world around us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Nov 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781490608341

Jack Myers

JACK MYERS is a pioneering Media Ecologist and thought leader with five decades of experience at the forefront of technological and cultural change. As an advisor to global corporations and the author of five influential books, including Virtual Worlds and The Future of Men, Jack has consistently demonstrated a visionary approach to emerging trends in media, technology, and leadership. He is the founder of MediaVillage, the media industry's leading knowledge exchange platform, and his work as a Senior Lecturer, columnist, and consultant has earned him numerous accolades, including a Peabody Award and multiple Emmy nominations. A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University and NYU, where he studied under media scholar Dr. Neil Postman, Myers is Chairman Emeritus of the IRTS Foundation and serves on multiple advisory boards. He continues to shape the future of leadership and media from his homes in Arizona and California, where he resides with his wife, Ronda Carnegie.