Chemical World: Science in Our Daily Lives by Rae, Rowena

Chemical World: Science in Our Daily Lives

Despite people using both natural and synthetic chemicals with (mainly) good intentions, some chemicals have had unintended...
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Chemical World: Science in Our Daily Lives by Rae, Rowena

Chemical World: Science in Our Daily Lives

$52.70

Chemical World: Science in Our Daily Lives

$52.70
Author: Rowena Rae
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Despite people using both natural and synthetic chemicals with (mainly) good intentions, some chemicals have had unintended negative consequences.

Chemical residues have contaminated ecosystems the world over and are compromising the health of many ecosystems, animals and humans. The goal of Chemical World: Science in our Daily Lives is to introduce readers to basic chemistry and chemical history, and to show how chemicals are used for particular reasons but sometimes turn out to be harmful to environmental and human health. It invites readers to take a look at the world around them and ask questions about what's in their environment and how the things they use and eat every day can affect their own health and the planet's health.

Chemical World: Science in Our Daily Lives explores some of the materials--all of which are made of basic chemical elements--that humans use or come into contact with in their day-to-day lives. Some of these chemicals are naturally occurring--clay, mercury, lead. Others have been synthesized by chemists during the past 150 years and used in a bewildering array of products ranging from roof shingles to toothpaste. Many chemical inventions, as well as naturally produced chemicals, have had profound effects on food supply, developing medicines and creating hosts of useful items for modern life.



Author: Rowena Rae
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 05/12/2020
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.60h x 8.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781459821576
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
School Library Journal 04/01/2020 pg. 158
Booklist 04/15/2020 pg. 43

About the Author
Rae, Rowena: - Rowena Rae worked as a biologist in Canada and New Zealand before becoming a freelance writer and editor and a children's author. She writes both fiction and nonfiction from her home in Victoria, British Columbia, which she shares with her two book-loving children.

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