The Disappearing Spoon: Young Readers Edition
by Sam KeanImages
- Grades: 5 - 12
- Ages: 10 - and up
- Format: Paperback Book
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Short Summary
The periodic table is a huge scientific achievement, but it’s also a treasure trove of stories about adventure, greed, betrayal, obsessions, and truly mad scientists.
Good For:
Young Readers Edition of the Popular Bestseller, History Behind the Chemistry, Easy-to-Follow Format, Informative Sidebars, Lively Line Drawings, Discovering How Exciting Science Can Really Be
Topics and Themes:
Periodic Table, Chemistry, Scientists, Experiments, History
The periodic table is a huge scientific achievement, but it’s also a treasure trove of stories about adventure, greed, betrayal, obsessions, and truly mad scientists.
Good For:
Young Readers Edition of the Popular Bestseller, History Behind the Chemistry, Easy-to-Follow Format, Informative Sidebars, Lively Line Drawings, Discovering How Exciting Science Can Really Be
Topics and Themes:
Periodic Table, Chemistry, Scientists, Experiments, History
Some mature content.
Product Details
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Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie’s reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?
The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow elements on the periodic table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflicts, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow elements on the periodic table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflicts, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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Product Details
- Grades: 5 - 12
- Ages: 10 - and up
- Product Type: Book
- Page Count: 240 pages
- Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 7 5/8"
- Language: English
- Subject & Themes: Chemistry, Science & Nature
- Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
- ISBN 13: 978-1-338-60328-6
