From BAM! to BURP!

Coming October 28, 2025. Pre-order today! From BAM! to BURP! A Carbon Atom's Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU By: Melissa Stewart / Illustrated by: Marta Álvarez Miguéns You never know where a carbon atom will go next . . . Follow a carbon atom on its incredible adventure over billions of years. It’s been part of many things—from early volcanic gases, to plants that dinosaurs devoured, to your breakfast burp! Long ago, the young Earth crashed into a smaller body called Theia. Matter blasted through space, and the carbon atom was trapped deep inside Earth until a volcano erupted, thrusting tons of ash and gases—including the carbon atom—high into the sky. Over millions of years, the carbon atom has been part of all kinds of things, including plants and dinosaurs, eggshells and seashells, a lump of coal, and even a sheet of toilet paper! Not long ago, it became part of a towering maple tree and then a drop of maple syrup. Just imagine that the syrup ended up on YOUR