The Elements Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table
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- Create Date：2022-04-28 06:58:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：D.K. Publishing
- ISBN：1465456600
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Summary
Kids can go on a visual tour of the 118 chemical elements of the periodic table， from argon to zinc， with "The Elements Book。"
Cataloged by type， each element's properties and atomic structure is explained。 More than 1，000 full-color photographs showcase the natural forms of each element， as well as a wide range of unexpected everyday objects in which it is found， to make them relevant to a child's world。 From hydrogen to sodium to nickel， kids will learn fun facts and be amazed。
Supporting STEM education initiatives and designed in DK's signature style， "The Elements Book" brings the periodic table to life。
Cataloged by type， each element's properties and atomic structure is explained。 More than 1，000 full-color photographs showcase the natural forms of each element， as well as a wide range of unexpected everyday objects in which it is found， to make them relevant to a child's world。 From hydrogen to sodium to nickel， kids will learn fun facts and be amazed。
Supporting STEM education initiatives and designed in DK's signature style， "The Elements Book" brings the periodic table to life。
Reviews
Jennifer Chapman
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The book is beautiful and useful。 I wish every middle school science student had a book like this one。
Zabcia
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70%A good introductory resource on the elements of the periodic table。 The elements were grouped by type （Alkaline Earth Metals， Carbon Group， etc）， and the introductory page of each chapter gave a short description on the atomic structure， physical and chemical properties， and compounds of the elements in the group。 Each element had two sections: forms （what it looks like or how it's sourced） and uses， which were mostly labelled pictures （i。e。 a picture of a diamond and graphite sample for Carb 70%A good introductory resource on the elements of the periodic table。 The elements were grouped by type （Alkaline Earth Metals， Carbon Group， etc）， and the introductory page of each chapter gave a short description on the atomic structure， physical and chemical properties， and compounds of the elements in the group。 Each element had two sections: forms （what it looks like or how it's sourced） and uses， which were mostly labelled pictures （i。e。 a picture of a diamond and graphite sample for Carbon）。 The pictures really helped bring a deeper understanding of the element by connecting it to things we are familiar with and see in every day life （or at least have heard of， in the case of space rockets and the such）。 On the bottom of the page it would basically summarize the pictures - the part which I found most disappointing。 I feel that this space could've been better utilized by expanding on some forms and uses rather than literally restating the picture's labels in full sentences。 Every once in a while it would add a tidbit of information so I read them anyways， but if there's a labelled picture of a polyethylene bag on the page， I don't need it later restated that Carbon "can be used as fuels and as plastics for objects such as polyethylene bags"。 It's redundant。 Another thing that struck me as silly （though it's really not a big deal）， is how often the book would say how extremely rare an element is。。。。and then describe its usage in common items。 For example， "Xenon is so rare that there is only one atom of this gaseous element for every 10 million atoms in the air"。 Sounds pretty rare， right？ And then it's used in things like lightbulbs， car headlights， and anesthesia machines。 Is it REALLY so rare at that point？ This was a fairly frequent statement throughout the book， and personally I found it bizarre; it really left me wondering what is and isn't actually rare， as this book used the word willy-nilly。 。。。more
Kayla
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A book that makes the periodic table easier to understand and relate to- it shows what that particular element looks like， as well as examples of what it is used in/for。 Awesome book！
Allyna
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Beautifully illustrated！ I love all the pictures of the different elements and all of the explanations of their uses and how they are made up。
Elizabeth Chang
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Really interesting to see what all the elements look like and what they can be used for！ I used this book to teach my brother the Periodic Table！ What fun， huh？
Mills College Library
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546。8 J144 2017
Amy
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This is a book I would have loved as a kid and am tempted to buy my own copy of anyway。
Kore
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Very good reference book on the periodic table。 Easy to follow and with illustrations that don't cramp the pages for easy reading。 Children and adults alike will find this entertaining。 Very good reference book on the periodic table。 Easy to follow and with illustrations that don't cramp the pages for easy reading。 Children and adults alike will find this entertaining。 。。。more
Andrea
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