Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements

Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements

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  • Create Date：2021-04-03 01:31:06
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Lisa Congdon
  • ISBN：1452161593
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Reviews

Theediscerning ，

I'd go out on a limb and say that if I had had this book all those decades ago I might well have got more than a C in Chemistry。 After a suitable introduction to the molecule and the periodic table， we delve into all the elements on that table， with a quick-fire look at their properties， and their uses。 The end result isn't exactly a perfect encyclopaedia of everything a chemist would need to know about everything， but it certainly provides for a family-friendly exploration of our world， and bri I'd go out on a limb and say that if I had had this book all those decades ago I might well have got more than a C in Chemistry。 After a suitable introduction to the molecule and the periodic table， we delve into all the elements on that table， with a quick-fire look at their properties， and their uses。 The end result isn't exactly a perfect encyclopaedia of everything a chemist would need to know about everything， but it certainly provides for a family-friendly exploration of our world， and bringing all these strangely-named parts of that world back to home with reference to everyday objects can only be a success。 The mere box-out for every element adds the year it was isolated and by whom， and perhaps a further trivia factoid。 Finally， some larger sub-sections cover different topics – such as why some elements have unexpected alphabetical symbols。 A lot of home educators should get a copy of this – and school librarians might well end up investing in multiple copies， funds permitting。 I can neither love nor hate the artwork here， but I can't see a proper fault。 。。。more

Bexa ，

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements provides an overview of what elements are and where they come from， and then breaks down the elements in their own categories。 Each elements tells which category the element falls into， the year it was discovered， who it was discovered by， and a fun fact。 It also provides a tiny blurb of the history of finding the element， what the element is used for， or pictures of what the element is used in。 The first 100 elements are broken down in this way， and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements provides an overview of what elements are and where they come from， and then breaks down the elements in their own categories。 Each elements tells which category the element falls into， the year it was discovered， who it was discovered by， and a fun fact。 It also provides a tiny blurb of the history of finding the element， what the element is used for， or pictures of what the element is used in。 The first 100 elements are broken down in this way， and then the elements 101-118 are in a chart with basic facts but no images or stories。 It concludes with information about famous scientists （including women scientists！） and a glossary of basic terms。 I don't have a strong chemistry background， but this was a fun read with some good starting points。 A little clunky at times with the amount of text， but fun， bright colors make this book engaging。 Copy made available through Edelweiss。 。。。more

Sandra ，

Not really my style。 While it seems like a decent book， I think by the time they're ready for this I'd hand a science minded kid the theo gray elements book instead。 I don't think the illustrative style improves comprehension or interest。 Not really my style。 While it seems like a decent book， I think by the time they're ready for this I'd hand a science minded kid the theo gray elements book instead。 I don't think the illustrative style improves comprehension or interest。 。。。more

Pop Bop ，

An Excellent IntroductionThis struck me as a fine choice for a budding chemist。 We start with a basic introduction to the atom。 We describe the neutron， proton and electron structure， without going into the deeper explanation of the quantum physics behind that。 We then look at valences and electron shells， and from there move on to compounds and molecules， but without a complicated explanation of how valences effect how atoms combine。 The idea here seems to be to just set up the idea of atomic w An Excellent IntroductionThis struck me as a fine choice for a budding chemist。 We start with a basic introduction to the atom。 We describe the neutron， proton and electron structure， without going into the deeper explanation of the quantum physics behind that。 We then look at valences and electron shells， and from there move on to compounds and molecules， but without a complicated explanation of how valences effect how atoms combine。 The idea here seems to be to just set up the idea of atomic weight， atomic mass， and electron valences in order to explain how and why the periodic table is arranged as it is。There is an excellent overview of the table that sets out how it organizes elements， and a very good description of how elements differ from compounds， （and alloys）。 This is good， solid， basic stuff and it is introduced in a crisp， clear， and easily accessed and understood fashion。Once that groundwork has been laid we're off to the races。 We look at each element， starting with King Hydrogen， and describe each element and explain why it's useful and important。 This takes up the bulk of the book。 It is interesting， chatty， and easy to digest。 Lots of interesting factoids and brief sidebars。 We wrap up with a who's who of famous chemists， and a handy basic glossary。This book is illustrated mostly with drawings rather than photos。 Sometimes in introductory science books that can be problematic， because the drawings are more artsy and cute than effective。 Not a problem here。 Here， graphs and charts and the like are crisp and clear。 Drawings， mostly intended to show how elements are incorporated into products familiar from daily life， are effective and recognizable。 The net effect is that the book isn't intimidating。 That said， a younger reader would need to be familiar with a wide range of common items， （argon lights， smoke detectors）， and more exotic products， （catalytic converters）， to get the most out of the examples of how certain elements are useful。All in all， though， this was a readable， well balanced， and reasonably thorough intro to the periodic table， and it struck me as a nice choice for the interested and motivated younger reader。（Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement， or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review。 Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book。） 。。。more