num_pages: 208
description: Get to Know the Elements!From the brilliant mind of Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji comes Wonderful Life with the Elements an illustrated guide to the periodic table that gives chemistry a friendly face.In this super periodic table every element is a unique character whose properties are represented visually: heavy elements are fat man-made elements are robots and noble gases sport impressive afros. Every detail is significant from the length of an element's beard to the clothes on its back. You'll also learn about each element's discovery its common uses and other vital stats like whether it floatsor explodesin water.Why bother trudging through a traditional periodic table? In this periodic paradise the elements are people too. And once you've met them you'll never forget them.Includes pull-out poster!
language: English
title: Wonderful Life With the Elements: The Periodic Table Personified
publisher: No Starch Press