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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, 1967- (adapter.). Kennedy, Kelsey, (adapter.). Kean, Sam. Young adult adaptation of: Disappearing spoon. Spoken word (Petkoff) (Added Author).

Summary:

Kean explores the elements of the periodic table. He shares their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, evil, love, the arts, and the lives of the colorful scientists who discovered them.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316388283
ISBN: 0316388289
ISBN: 9780316388276
Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First young readers edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) 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:	1210L Lexile Middle School Ages 10+
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader UG 9.0 8 8 197245