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The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of rivalry, adventure, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements / Sam Kean ; adapted for young readers by Adrian Dingle and Kelsey Kennedy.

Kean, Sam, (author.). Dingle, Adrian, (adapter.). Kennedy, Kelsey, (adapter.). Kean, Sam. Young adult adaptation of: Disappearing spoon. (Added Author).

Summary:

"A young readers adaptation of the bestselling book The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary human history of the periodic table."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316388283
ISBN: 0316388289
ISBN: 9780316388245
ISBN: 0316388246
Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: Young readers edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: The disappearing spoon -- Making the table: column by column, row by row. Geography of the elements ; The fathers of the periodic table ; All in the family: the genealogy of elements -- Making atoms, breaking atoms. Where atoms come from: "We are all star stuff" ; Elements in times of war ; Completing the table... with a bang ; Competitive elements: extending the table, expanding the Cold War -- Mistakes and rivalries. Bad chemistry ; Poisoner's corridor: "Ouch-ouch" ; Take two elements, call me in the morning ; How elements deceive -- The elements of human character. Political elements ; Elements as money ; Artistic elements ; An element of madness -- Element science today and tomorrow. Chemistry way, way below zero ; The science of bubbles ; Tools of ridiculous precision ; Above (and beyond) the periodic table.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 10+
Awards Note:	A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.)