Wonderful Life with the Elements: The Periodic Table Personified [Hardcover]

From the brilliant mind of Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji comes Wonderful Life with the Elements, an illustrated guide to the periodic table that gives chemistry a friendly face.

In this super periodic table, every element is a unique character whose properties are represented visually: heavy elements are fat, man-made elements are robots, and noble gases sport impressive afros. Every detail is significant, from the length of an element's beard to the clothes on its back. You'll also learn about each element's discovery, its common uses, and other vital stats like whether it floats—or explodes—in water.

Why bother trudging through a traditional periodic table? In this periodic paradise, the elements are people too. And once you've met them, you'll never forget them.Preface
Chapter 1: Elements in the Living Room
Chapter 2: The Super Periodic Table of the Elements
Chapter 3: Element Cartoon Characters
Chapter 4: How to Eat the Elements
Chapter 5: The Elements Crisis
Afterword Even the most serious chemist will enjoy seeing such illustrations as nitrogen personified floating above a stick of TNT, sporting a beard and mohawk. Playful and endearing in a way that conveys a real appreciation for the elements.
—Sam Lemonick, Chemical & Engineering News, American Chemical Society

This book takes the boring old periodic table and enhances it, giving the elements a life and spirit of their own all while teaching readers about those elements.
—Wally Bahny, TechRepublic

The art is both sweet and clear, with brown and yellow cartoons on uncluttered pages that pack a wallop of information.
—School Library Journal

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