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

Did you know that without the lead in your pencil, there would be no life on Earth?...
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Author: Mike Barfield
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The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients That Make Up Your Home by Barfield, Mike

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

$45.28

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

$45.28
Author: Mike Barfield
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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 aluminum 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.

Author: Mike Barfield
Publisher: Laurence King
Published: 09/18/2018
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.50h x 9.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781786271785
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Mike Barfield is a comic writer, cartoonist, poet, and performer with 25 years' experience. He has worked in TV, radio, books, newspapers, and magazines--as well as schools, libraries, museums, bookshops, and George Bernard Shaw's back garden.

Lauren Humphrey is a London-based illustrator. Her colorful and quirky illustrations have featured in the New York Times, the Guardian, and Anorak magazine.

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