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Basher Science: The Periodic Table, Elements with Style! created and illustrated by Simon Basher, Written by Adrian Dingle:
The Periodic Table introduces budding chemists to the world of the elements as it's never been seen before. Designed to resemble popular networking Web sites, the pages of this book feature "homepages" for each of the chemical elements -- complete with ...more
The Periodic Table introduces budding chemists to the world of the elements as it's never been seen before. Designed to resemble popular networking Web sites, the pages of this book feature "homepages" for each of the chemical elements -- complete with ...more
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Paperback, 128 pages
Published
June 12th 2007
by Kingfisher
(first published May 1st 2007)
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My kids's interest in science was sparked by this book. They are now 7, 5 & 3 and still love flipping through the pages. They recite the periodic table and ask me questions like do you know the chemical symbol for chalk? The illustrations draw the reader in. The text is not dumbed down and the drawings are great. A great primer for the budding scientist. You can't start them too young. Simon Basher (illustrator, creator of the characters) has a series of these books and we have the whole collect
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Who said chemistry had to be boring? (I'm sure no one has ever said this, but someone sure forgot to tell my science teacher!) Basher and Adrian Dingle have come together to create an entertaining and valuable resource for students with their version of the 111 elements.
Whether you're studying chemistry in school right now or not, you're sure to get a kick out of the full-color illustrations inside the pages of this book. Plus, you might actually learn somethi ...more
Who said chemistry had to be boring? (I'm sure no one has ever said this, but someone sure forgot to tell my science teacher!) Basher and Adrian Dingle have come together to create an entertaining and valuable resource for students with their version of the 111 elements.
Whether you're studying chemistry in school right now or not, you're sure to get a kick out of the full-color illustrations inside the pages of this book. Plus, you might actually learn somethi ...more
Manga manganese, who knew? Real information with updated graphics, this small volume explains much as it eschews traditional graphic representations. Much less intimidating than the fabled chart we all know and fear--this volume makes chemistry and the organization of its elements accessible-- the only thing better I have ever seen is the video musical cartoon called, "Meet the Elements" by "They Might be Giants," and it is my all-time-favorite educational video. Elephants are made of elements,
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Great introduction to the periodic table for kids - OK...I admit it...I learned a lot from this book...go ahead and laugh...so the periodic table confuses me...is it my fault?
The Periodic Table ELEMENTS WITH STYLE by Adrian Dingle was a short, informative, and colorful book about the periodic tables. I've always had a lot of trouble with the table and all the boring terms felt like they were being jammed into my head. This book has given me a good review to help get me comfortable again. However, this book makes learning the periodic tables have a sense of humor while still grasping a lot of the content. When something is funny or notable, (at least for me) its a lot
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We love the "Basher Books" in our household! Basher manages to create nonfiction book after nonfiction books with wonderful illustrations that bring the subjects to life.
This book, about the periodic table, breaks the elements into their respective groupings (alkali metals, transition elements, noble gases, etc.) explaining what each group has in common. Each element is anthropomorphically illustrated, and some make us laugh out loud. The illustrations often give a sort of visual aid that helps ...more
This book, about the periodic table, breaks the elements into their respective groupings (alkali metals, transition elements, noble gases, etc.) explaining what each group has in common. Each element is anthropomorphically illustrated, and some make us laugh out loud. The illustrations often give a sort of visual aid that helps ...more
Okay, so my 8 year old is on a serious chemistry kick. I came across this book at the library and he LOVES it. Like, he hasn't set it down for 3 straight days kind of love. Little anime characters represent the elements (not all of them to his chagrin) tell in a fun way the characteristics of the elements.
A really fun book for a kid who loves science. ...more
A really fun book for a kid who loves science. ...more
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Basher, Simon. The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!. New York: Kingfisher, 2007.
Target Audience: Grade 6 to 8
In our house we have several copies of the Basher Science series books. This was a book given to my son when he was in 5th grade, but he has still been using it as a quick reference guide, even in college. Teaching the periodic elements may seem boring but this book has a way of personifying each element. For example, the elects Rubidium that is in the chapter The Alkali Met ...more
Basher, Simon. The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!. New York: Kingfisher, 2007.
Target Audience: Grade 6 to 8
In our house we have several copies of the Basher Science series books. This was a book given to my son when he was in 5th grade, but he has still been using it as a quick reference guide, even in college. Teaching the periodic elements may seem boring but this book has a way of personifying each element. For example, the elects Rubidium that is in the chapter The Alkali Met ...more
I thought that this book is the basic guid to one of chemistry's hardest topic - the periodic table and its gargantuan shelf of elements. The good thing about this book is that it gets straight to the point, rather than going through their atomic mass and an elements isotopes it gives their similar fundementals and how they afect us in our daily lives. However this is not advised for people with a higher understanding of chemestry as the only thing I gained through reading this book was a cute v
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Target audience grades 6-8
Summary: Basher manages to add fun and whimsy to learning about science in this Basher Science series book "The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!" Accompanied by great manga style illustrations, kids can learn about 64 different elements in a fun way and exciting way. This book is packed full of relevant information that kids learn in school. While, the strengths of this book are the fun illustrations and great source of information presented in an exciting way the s ...more
Summary: Basher manages to add fun and whimsy to learning about science in this Basher Science series book "The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!" Accompanied by great manga style illustrations, kids can learn about 64 different elements in a fun way and exciting way. This book is packed full of relevant information that kids learn in school. While, the strengths of this book are the fun illustrations and great source of information presented in an exciting way the s ...more
hello gang(we are a gang now it is new)this book is all about THE PERIDORIC TABLE the most godly thing ever made(apart from cute kittens)going though 111/118 elements that make up the natural would in there groups in order but yet i am disappointed because they misted out some elements :.-(
I really like science, although I cannot guarantee any scores.
it was a snippet of info, for me and I really really enjoyed it. My mom said that she would get the whole series for me, so I'm rejoicing over my cluster of new books due to arrive next week or so. I can't wait, and it's a wonderful book for wanna-be scientists. ...more
it was a snippet of info, for me and I really really enjoyed it. My mom said that she would get the whole series for me, so I'm rejoicing over my cluster of new books due to arrive next week or so. I can't wait, and it's a wonderful book for wanna-be scientists. ...more
Elements with Style is a great approach to making the teaching of elements tangible for kids, aside from letting them experience the real thing and considering the reactive reality of many elements, that wouldn't be advisable! This book was a gift from a student of mine.
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This is a great way to introduce the elements. A fun approach!
Cannot wait to read the whole series. Really engages kids with science in a fun format with great illustrations and fun text. I'm learning along with my son and finding all kinds of neat facts.
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In my opinion the book is really helpful because, it gives you lots of information of the periodic table. So if you want to know about the periodic table, then I recommend you this book.
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It was good.The drawings were interesting to look at.
I really like learning new things but really struggle with understanding adult non-fiction books as they tend to make things too complicated. As this is aimed at children I found it a lot easier to understand and I feel like if I read a more grown up book on the periodic table now I'd understand it a lot better than I would have before I read this. It's definitely a good starting point if you want to learn about the many different elements that make up our world and how the elements are separate
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I bought this book when my son was in second grade. I did't expect him to memorize the periodic table (which he didn't) or to understand the properties of elements (which he didn't), but he did learn what an element is, which elements are heavier and which are lighter, and some of their properties. When he encounters the periodic table in his school, it won't seem like a foreign language to him.
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I absolutely love this book! It has lots of trivia and has a very digestible format, especially for younger kids. I actually read the 2018 updated version, and I would suggest finding the most recently published versions, because those will be the most accurate and informative. The illustrations are adorable (especially Plutonium), and each page offers a great at-a-glance summary of the element.
We are very happy to have found a series of science and math books that engage the kids. The elements in this book are given personalities based on their properties and the connections make a big difference.
We are using this in our homeschool and my son absolutely loved this book. Even in this free time, he likes to read this. There are cool pictures of elements, and the discription is written in a fun and engaging way.
We like the entire series.
We like the entire series.
Fun little book.
Cute, but relatively uninteresting. (Also, a little sexist.)
Really good informational book on the periodic table. A quick read that is full of info and really educates me.
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It was informative in a fun way.
Easy to understand and follow.
This book The Periodic Table of Elements," Elements with Style!", by Adrian Dingle describes the periodic table in many ways. It describes the elements and their use. It is very explicit when describing the periodic elements and it describes how it is useful and harmful to people. It will show a cartoon image of it and describes how it is constantly being use to perform good things. It describes how it will cause you to get horrible diseases and it describes how it describes the statistics about
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