Reading this book is sure to help you when you are watching a quiz show and they ask about elements of the periodic table. No need to memorize all of them - I am sure a few will stick in your mind and in the mind of your curious science-minded child after reading this terrific book.
You can see lots of pages inside this book here
Since I left my school library I haven't spent much time browsing the nonfiction section of bookshops - specifically the nonfiction children's section but a couple of weeks ago I spent some time at Gleebooks and I found some real treasures. I have already talked about Soup's On, The Anthology of Shells and How to Survive an Apocalypse. Elements of the Day is another of these discoveries. I would love to put this into a school library - it is an absolutely perfect book that makes sense of a complex topic in a unique way. I did have a few books in my former school library about the periodic table, and I did have some curious science kids who borrowed them - this title would have been a great addition to that shelf [546.8]. BONUS this book is only AUS$19.99!
Here is the web page for the author Samantha Lewis. And here is the Instagram page for the Chinese illustrator Hao Hao.
Publisher blurb: The amazing stories and fascinating facts behind the elements that make every moment of the day possible. Why is breakfast cereal magnetic? Could you turn wee into gold? How does sand help us see? The answers have one thing in common – ELEMENTS! Elements are the building blocks that make up EVERYTHING we see, touch and taste. You’ll be amazed at how many there are to explore from the moment you wake up to the second you drift off to sleep (no matter how long past your bedtime it is!). Inside everything from cereal, cars and cakes to toilet paper, pencils and torches – come and meet the extraordinary elements that make YOUR day!
Here are a couple of other books you might find on the periodic table for kids:
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