The Secret Project

Written by Jonah Winter · Illustrated by Jeanette Winter

Scientists race to create a secret, world-changing invention in the desert.

3.7 Goodreads · 599 ratings

40 pages· NC790L

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In the remote New Mexico desert, top scientists converge at a former boy's school, tasked with creating the mysterious and dangerous 'Gadget.' Sworn to secrecy, they work under tight security, knowing their invention could alter the course of history. As they prepare to test their creation, the stakes couldn't be higher. What will happen when the world learns of their secret project?

From the publisher

Five starred reviews! Mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter bring to life one of the most secretive scientific projects in history–the creation of the atomic bomb–in this “astonishing…beautifully told” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) picture book. At a former boy’s school in the remote desert of New Mexico, the world’s greatest scientists have gathered to work on the “Gadget,” an invention so dangerous and classified they cannot even call it by its real name. They work hard, surrounded by top security and sworn to secrecy, until finally they take their creation far out into the desert to test it, and afterward the world will never be the same.

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