Exploring the Elements
Category: Print Books
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 Elements is jam-packed with 240 pages of information. Both a gift book and a practical book, Exploring the Elements is for teachers and librarians, parents and grandparents, the home bookshelf and classroom bookshelf, science enthusiasts, and budding scientists of all ages.
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Exploring the Elements
Designer
Sara Gillingham
Author
Isabel Thomas
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardcover
Pages
224
Size
8.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
ISBN
978-1838662318
About the author
Isabel Thomas
Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science writer and children's author who has written over 280 books about science and nature for young audiences, with translations in more than 25 languages. Her notable works include Moth: An Evolution Story, which won the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books in 2020, and Fox: A Circle of Life Story, which received the same award in 2023. In addition to her books, Isabel contributes to publications like The Week Junior Science+Nature, The Guardian, and The Bookseller, and creates resources and events for outreach projects aimed at inspiring children from diverse backgrounds to pursue education and careers in science and the arts.
