Sulfur / Nancy Dickmann.
Material type:
TextSeries: Dickmann, Nancy. Elements of life ; Publisher: New York, NY : Powerkids Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781538347799
- 1538347792
- 9781538347775
- 1538347776
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 546.723 D553 | Available | 33111010538391 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Life can be messy, complicated, and even stinky! Just look at sulfur, one of the elements necessary for life as we know it. This essential element is found in all living things. It's an important ingredient of life, and it reeks like rotten eggs. What is this pungent element used for? Readers of this informative introduction to sulfur will find out. They'll learn how sulfur was discovered and the roles it plays in living things and in various industries. A charming design, illustrations, and photographs bring the lesson into detailed focus. Accessible text and a handy quiz help readers engage with the information.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Discusses sulfur and its properties and uses.
Elements all around us -- Physical properties of sulfur -- Chemical properties of sulfur -- Where is sulfur found? -- Sulfur in the body -- Sulfur and life -- Sulfur and medicine -- Smelly sulfur -- Sulfuric acid -- Acid rain -- Using sulfur.