Find More Like This
Availability
Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Calvin Park Branch | Junior Non 546.8 Tho | Missing |
0 |
Comments and Reviews
Patron Comments and Reviews
Tell us what you thought about Exploring the elements
Summary & Details
Full Record Details Table
Title Statement | Exploring the elements: a complete guide to the periodic table / words by Isabel Thomas ; pictures by Sara Gillingham. |
---|---|
Author | Thomas, Isabel, 1979- |
Additional Contributors | Gillingham, Sara |
Publication | New York: Phaidon Press, Inc.,2020. |
Extent of Item | 223 pages |
ISBN | 1838662316 9781838662318 |
Other Number | 3902946 |
General Notes | Includes index. |
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 to the chemical elements that make up our universe for ages 8-14.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. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Chemical elements--Juvenile literature |
Periodic table of the elements--Juvenile literature |