What's Chemistry All About?

Usborne What's ... All About?

by Alex Frith, Lisa Jane Gillespie, Adam Larkum (Illustrator)

This is a fun and informative guide that shows what chemistry is, how it works and why it is vital to everyday life. It covers the main topics including the periodic table, atom structure and radiation, and the scientific method. Illustrated with humorous drawings, cartoons and diagrams by Adam Larkum, it includes simple experiments and internet links to recommended websites to find out more.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Chemistry, Education, Childrens

96 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 2009

About the author

Alex Frith has been a children's non-fiction author since 2005. Working exclusively for Usborne Publishing, he has written over 50 books covering almost any subject you can think of, from the origins of the Universe to the meaning behind world religions, from extinct animals to prototype AIs, and from Japanese legends to Norse mythology. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young's People's Book Prize: See Inside Inventions (2012), and 100 Things to Know About Space (2017).

Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.

Reviews

[Zeynep T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

12 yaş ve üzeri çocuklar için önerilen, kimya ile ilgili öğrenmeniz gereken temel bilgileri sade dille sunan eğitici bir kitap. Çizimleri de anlaşılır ve eğlenceli. Keşke çocukluğumda ulaşımım olsaydı böyle eserlere. Çevirmen Fatih Çağlayan Mercan'ın emeğine sağlık.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well explained (not to mention the drawings representing atoms which were definitely a great help to understanding) and interesting.
Excellent for beginners, definitely worth a read.

[Robert Maldonado · Rating 4 out of 5]

SO MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT CHEMISTRY!!!


I honestly get lost... but the book itself was good. :)