The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients that Make Up Your Home

ISBN-13: 9781786271778 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 64 str.

Mike Barfield

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2019 - BEST BOOK WITH FACTSSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY YOUNG PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE 2019. Did you know that without the `lead' in your pencil, there would be no life on Earth? Just about everything in the universe is made from only 92 elements

Did you know that without the 'lead' in your pencil, there would be no life on Earth? Just about everything in the universe is made from only 92 elements - and from aluminium to zinc, many of them are hiding in your very own home!This funny and fascinating guide is bursting with brilliant facts about the atomic ingredients that make up everything around us. Join scientific sleuth Sherlock Ohms as he investigates the elements, and help his enquiries with explosive experiments.

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Barfield, MikeMike Barfield ist Comic-Autor, Cartoonist,Dichter und Performer. Er hat für TV, Radio,Bücher, Zeitungen und Zeitschriften gearbeitet- ebenso wie in Schulen, Bibliotheken undMuseen. Humphrey, LaurenLauren Humphrey ist eine in London lebendeIllustratorin. Ihre farbenfrohen, originellenIllustrationen wurden in der New York Times,dem Guardian und dem Anorak Magazin veröffentlicht.