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The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!

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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 resembl... More
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 witty and informative profiles written by the elements themselves, plus a personally chosen picture. Less

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Average rating 4.20  ·  865 ratings  ·  89 reviews

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over 11 years ago

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 ...more

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about 9 years ago

Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com

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 the
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almost 11 years ago

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 el ...more

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about 5 years ago

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?

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about 7 years ago

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 goo ...more

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about 8 years ago

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,
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almost 13 years ago

Shelves: childrens
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 ...more

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over 6 years ago

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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
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about 11 years ago

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 isotope ...more

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over 5 years ago

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
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Book details

Paperback, 128 pages
Published June 12th 2007 by Kingfisher (first published May 1st 2007
ISBN
0753460858 (ISBN13: 9780753460856)
Edition language
English
Original title
The Periodic Table

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