The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements: The Powers, Uses, and Histories of Every Atom in the Universe
by Lisa Congdon
- Length: 148 pages
- Edition: I
- Language: English
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
- Publication Date: 2021-07-13
- ISBN-10: 1452161593
- ISBN-13: 9781452161594
- Sales Rank: #5785 (See Top 100 Books)
A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon!
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements leads young readers in an exploration of all 118 known elements.
From their discoveries to their uses to their special properties, this vibrant book explores all things elements.
- A visually stunning tour of the periodic table
- Complete with profiles of notable scientists, amazing infographics, and more
- Features an illustrated history of the periodic table’s origins
This artful survey of the elements combines science, history, trivia, humor, and endless fascination for science enthusiasts of every age.
Middle grade readers will delight in this interesting take on the periodic table of elements.
- Great for science lovers and Lisa Congdon fans alike
- Resonates year-round as a go-to gift for birthdays and holidays for the science-loving kid
- Perfect for children ages 10 and up
- Equal parts educational and entertaining, this makes a great pick for parents and grandparents, as well as librarians, science teachers, and STEM educators.
- Add it to the shelf with books like The Elements Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table by DK, The Periodic Table by Sean Callery and Miranda Smith, and Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray.
Cover Title Dedication Copyright Contents Introduction What is an Element? All About Atoms Small Wonder Protons, We’ve Got Your Number Neither Here nor There Electrons in Orbit In Balance Compounds Alloys Versus Compounds States of Matter Alchemy and Ancient Chemistry Alchemists and Gold Diggers A Scientific Revolution Meet Dmitri Mendeleev A Wild Card Dream Come True How to Read the Periodic Table The Element Categories The Elements Hydrogen The Buddy System Powers Put to Good Use Helium Up, Up, and Away Lithium Social Butterfly Powers Put to Good Use Beryllium Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board Boron The Buddy System Around the House Carbon Formation Wizard All-Encompassing Climate Change Instigator Nitrogen Does a Body Good The Buddy System Oxygen The Cycle of Life The Buddy System Powers Put to Good Use Fluorine From Toxic Gas to Healthy Smiles Neon Under the Neon Lights Sodium More Than Table Salt Does a Body Good Magnesium In a Flash Green Thumb Does a Body Good Aluminum Regal History Recycling Queen Powers Put to Good Use The Ten Most Abundant Elements in Earth’s Crust Silicon Crystal Clear Powers Put to Good Use Phosphorus The “Pee” Story In Our DNA Growing Pains Pee-Yew! You Stink! Sulfur Powers Put to Good Use Chlorine The Buddy System Powers Put to Good Use Risky Business Argon Powers Put to Good Use Potassium Potash-ium Does a Body Good Calcium Does a Body Good Chalk It Up to Calcium Scandium A Little Bit Goes a Long Way Endangered Elements Titanium Tickle Me Titanium Powers Put to Good Use Wonder Twin Powers, Activate! Vanadium Powers Put to Good Use Chromium Rainbow Connection Manganese Stronger Steel Does a Body Good Elements and the Human Body Iron A Current Affair Iron in the Fire Powers Put to Good Use Does a Body Good A Heavenly Gift Cobalt What’s in a Name? Radioactive for Good Feeling Blue The Buddy System Nickel What’s in a Name? Supporting Player Holy Meteorite What’s in a Name? Copper The Buddy System That’s Ancient History Powers Put to Good Use Does a Body Good Zinc Does a Body Good Powers Put to Good Use Gallium What’s in a Name? Powers Put to Good Use Germanium Light Master Arsenic It Ain’t Easy Being Green Selenium Does a Body Good . . . or Does It? Powers Put to Good Use Bromine Worth Its Salt Don’t Play with Fire Purple Rules, Bro Krypton You Light Up My Life Rubidium Powers Put to Good Use Strontium A Dangerous Weapon The Buddy System Yttrium Reach for the Moon Zirconium Shine Bright Like a Diamond Tough Stuff Neutron-Resistant Niobium Origin Story Molybdenum Powers Put to Good Use Does a Body Good Technetium Lifesaving Exposure Ruthenium Powers Put to Good Use Oliver Sacks: Collector of Elements Rhodium Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride Powers Put to Good Use The Role of Elements in Catalytic Converters Palladium Powers Put to Good Use Disappearing Act Silver Setting the Table Another Silver Lining Cadmium Ouch-Ouch Indium The Magic Touch Tin Chilly Transformation Antimony The Right Type Bad Medicine Tellurium Powers Put to Good Use Iodine Regulation Monitor Medical Marvel Xenon Don’t Be a Stranger Getting Your Xeeeeees Cesium Timekeeper Barium Hard to Swallow, Easy to See Lanthanum Cerium Praseodymium Easy on the Eyes Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Seeing Red Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium Hafnium Tantalum Powers Put to Good Use Risky Business Tungsten Tough Enough Rhenium Osmium CSI Elements: The Periodic Table of Investigations Iridium Platinum Not Just Sitting Pretty Gold The Gold Standard Worth Its Weight There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills (and Oceans)! Mercury Mad as a Hatter Fish in Troubled Waters Careful Use Thallium What’s Your Poison? Lead Heavy Metal Bismuth Tummy Soother Polonium A Deadly Secret Agent Astatine Radon Francium Radium See the Light The Curies Actinium Thorium Protactinium Uranium Fissile Out Where Do “Human-Made” Transuranic Elements Come From? But How Do Scientists “Make” an Element? Are We Done Yet? Particle Accelerator Neptunium Plutonium Risky Business Radioactivity Crowded House Living Your Best Half-Life Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium The Deadliest Elements Elements 101-118 Standout Chemists of the Periodic Table Glossary Index Chronicle Ebooks
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