Introducing the Periodic Table (Why Chemistry Matters) - Hardcover

Jackson, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 077874230X ISBN 13: 9780778742302

Publisher: Crabtree Classics, 2012

Synopsis

This informative title introduces readers to periodic table of elements. Clear, concise text and supportive images explain how the periodic table was created and its significance in the scientific world. Readers will discover what the table reveals about the distinct properties of each major group of elements and how the elements are used in everyday life. Teacher's guide available.

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Reviews

Gr 5-8-The chapters in this introduction to the periodic table of elements are brief, mostly two pages in length, with colorful photos and digitally rendered drawings on every page. However, despite the highly visual format, the writing is stiff at times, and some of the images function as filler. There are captions for the most part, but some of the pictures would benefit from a more detailed explanation. A couple of quizzes are included, one of which invites readers to match elements to their letter symbols. While the focus of this text is the periodic table, an actual image of it does not appear until almost halfway through the book. Readers wanting a visual introduction to the elements would be better served by Adrian Dingle's The Periodic Table: Elements with Style! (Kingfisher, 2010) or Theodore Gray's The Elements (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2010).-Maren Ostergard, King County Library System, Issaquah, WAα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 077874230X
• ISBN 13: 9780778742302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32