Exploring the Elements

A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table

Isabel Thomas, Sara Gillingham

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Phaidon
27 October 2020

Children's & Educational; Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA)

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.

By: Isabel Thomas
Illustrated by: Sara Gillingham
Imprint: Phaidon
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 930g
ISBN: 9781838661601
ISBN 10: 1838661603
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 27 October 2020
Recommended Age: From 8 to 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Award-winning art director and designer Sara Gillingham created Alpha Bravo Charlie, Boats Are Busy, Seeing Stars and Animals in the Sky with Phaidon. She lives in British Columbia. Science writer and children s author Isabel Thomas is a winner of the AAAS/Subaru Children's Book Prize and has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the ASE Science Book of the Year, and the Blue Peter Book Awards.