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Exploring the elements : a complete guide to the periodic table / words by Isabel Thomas ; pictures by Sara Gillingham.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Phaidon Press, Inc., 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: [US edition]Description: 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 x 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781838662318
  • 1838662316
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: The building blocks of everything -- Hydrogen: where it all begins -- Alkali metals -- Alkaline earth metals -- Transition metals -- Post-transition metals -- Metalloids -- Non-metals -- Halogens -- Noble gases -- Lanthanides -- Actinides -- Superheavy elements -- More about the elements and other resources.
Summary: "A comprehensive introduction explaining what elements are and the design and purpose of the periodic table. Each of the 118 elements is visually presented with its respective letter symbol and atomic number, as well as a map of where it's located in the periodic table. Additional details showing where each element is found in the universe (from food on our plates to the center of a star), its unique properties, atomic diagram, secret chemistry, and working examples of how it's used or changing the world." -- Publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 546.8 T457 Available 33111010582977
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 546.8 T457 Available 33111010524136
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A graphically stunning, comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe

This artful and accessible guide to the periodic table - the ultimate reference tool for scientists worldwide - names all 118 chemical elements and helps young readers understand the remarkable ways we have learned to use them.

Graphically stunning layouts feature each element's letter symbol and atomic number, exploring its attributes, characteristics, uses, and interesting stories behind its discovery. Complete with a comprehensive introduction, conclusion, and glossary, this is the perfect introduction to chemistry for inquisitive minds.

Wrapped in a double-sided jacket, with the illustrated periodic table printed on the underside, Exploring the Elementsis jam-packed with 240 pages of information, including:

- A comprehensive introduction explaining what elements are and the design and purpose of the periodic table
- Each of the 118 elements is visually presented with its respective letter symbol and atomic number, as well as a map of where it's located in the periodic table
- Additional details showing where each element is found in the universe (from food on our plates to the center of a star), its unique properties, atomic diagram, secret chemistry, and working examples of how it's used or changing the world
- Plus an index, glossary and suggested reading and additional references and Resources

Both a gift book and a practical book, Exploring the Elementsis for teachers and librarians, parents and grandparents, the home bookshelf and classroom bookshelf, science enthusiasts and budding scientists of all ages.

Ages 8-14

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The building blocks of everything -- Hydrogen: where it all begins -- Alkali metals -- Alkaline earth metals -- Transition metals -- Post-transition metals -- Metalloids -- Non-metals -- Halogens -- Noble gases -- Lanthanides -- Actinides -- Superheavy elements -- More about the elements and other resources.

"A comprehensive introduction explaining what elements are and the design and purpose of the periodic table. Each of the 118 elements is visually presented with its respective letter symbol and atomic number, as well as a map of where it's located in the periodic table. Additional details showing where each element is found in the universe (from food on our plates to the center of a star), its unique properties, atomic diagram, secret chemistry, and working examples of how it's used or changing the world." -- Publisher.

Ages 8-14.

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