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Overview
Don't look now, but you're covered with elements. Your clothes, your body, the air you breathe, and the soil you stand on -- they are all made entirely of elements. So what are elements? People have tried to answer that question for thousands of years. In Elements, Discovery Channel shows you the stuff you and your world are made of.Editorials
Children's Literature
Where did the elements come from? What is the Sun made of? And why do some elements want to stay by themselves? In this, the most abstract of the "Discovery Channel School Science" series, a great deal is explained about the periodic table and the elements that make it up. Divided into two page segments, the book uses a Q&A segment to introduce some of the basics of the periodic table. The interview with element 112, an artificial element that exists for only a split-second, is slightly cloying, but the information is good. And the rest of the book is quite good. One of the best sections gives a history of Marie Curie's early work. The "Solve-It Yourself Mystery" challenges the reader to figure out what happened with the hydrogen filled zeppelin, the Hindenburg. Illustrations are photos and drawings, which break up the text and provide connections to children's lives. For example, the section on neon and argon lights shows signs that can be found many places in the U.S. The book includes a table of contents and a puzzle with a solution on the last page. 2003, Gareth Stevens Publishing, HansenBook Details
Published
January 1, 2003
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages
32
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780836833577