The Element in the Room
Investigating the Atomic Ingredients That Make Up Your Home
Published on 18. September 2018
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-78627-178-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Did you know that without the "lead" in your pencil, there would be no life on Earth? Just about everything in the universe is made from only 92 elements--and from aluminum to zinc, many of them are hiding in your very own home! This funny and fascinating guide is bursting with brilliant facts about the atomic ingredients that make up everything around us. Join scientific sleuth Sherlock Ohms as he investigates the elements, and help his enquiries with explosive experiments"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
China
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to First Grade, Reading Age: From 7 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
573 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78627-178-5 (9781786271785)
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Mike Barfield is a comic writer, cartoonist, poet, and performer with 25 years' experience. He has worked in TV, radio, books, newspapers, and magazines—as well as schools, libraries, museums, bookshops, and George Bernard Shaw's back garden.
Lauren Humphrey is a London-based illustrator. Her colorful and quirky illustrations have featured in the New York Times, the Guardian, and Anorak magazine.
Lauren Humphrey is a London-based illustrator. Her colorful and quirky illustrations have featured in the New York Times, the Guardian, and Anorak magazine.