Recognises patterns and relationships
Helps children begin to see how elements are organised in the periodic table and how their properties can be used to group and compare them.
Description
Periodic Table by Alice James, illustrated by Shaw Nielsen, takes children inside the strange and surprising world of chemical elements. With more than 125 flaps to lift, they can find out what makes the periodic table work, which elements fizz and bang, and why some metals are hard and shiny while others are soft and dull. There are elements essential to life, others that are radioactive, and some with stories that are downright bizarre. It’s a clever way to introduce chemistry without making it feel intimidating, showing children that the stuff around them, and even the stuff inside them, is made from these tiny building blocks.