Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table (CHILDRENS BOOKS) - Tapa dura

Gillingham, Sara; Thomas, Isabel

 
9781838661601: Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table (CHILDRENS BOOKS)

Sinopsis

De 8 a 14 años. La ciencia se encuentra con el diseño en esta maravillosa introducción a los elementos de la tabla periódica que conforman el universo

Presentamos un libro que explica los 118 elementos que forman la tabla periódica y las diversas utilidades que hemos aprendido a sacar de ellos. Visualmente impresionante, cada elemento viene con su letra y su número atómico, sus atributos, características, usos e historias interesantes y curiosas sobre su descubrimiento. Cuanta con una introducción, una conclusión y un glosario de términos que convierten a este libro en la parte introducción a la química para las mentes curiosas.

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Acerca de los autores

Sara Gillingham is an award-winning art director and designer. She was the design director for children's publishing at Chronicle Books and taught at UC Berkeley and California College of Arts. In addition, she has written and/or illustrated several books for children. She lives with her family in British Columbia, Canada.

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.

De la contraportada

A graphically stunning, comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe

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, including:

- 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
- Plus an index, glossary and suggested reading and additional references and Resources

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.

Ages 8-14

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