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Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table
Hardback
Main Details
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Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (artist) Sara Gillingham
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By (author) Isabel Thomas
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 229 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781838661601
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| Classifications | Dewey:546.8 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Phaidon Press Ltd
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| Imprint |
Phaidon Press Ltd
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| Publication Date |
18 November 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
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.
Reviews"Could make a chemist out of anyone."-Kirkus Reviews "A comprehensive guide to the periodic table."-My Baba
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