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Basher Science
Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All the Elements with Style!
Do you confuse boron with barium or chlorine with fluorine? Fear not! Basher Science has come to the rescue by mixing science and art to create a unique periodic table. From unassuming oxygen to devious manganese, the incredible elements show you the periodic table as you've never seen it before. Basher Science: The Periodic Table gives a face, voice and personality to the chemical elements, making learning chemistry easy and a whole lot more fun. This new expanded edition reflects the latest discoveries, and now each of the 115 elements has not just a picture but an information-packed page all to itself.Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible, understandable and even lovable. With his stylish, contemporary characters he communicates science brilliantly.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 6, 2015
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August 4, 2017
This edition is incorrect. I listened to this as an audio book, but would have enjoyed it much more in paper. Unfortunately, all I see is a Kindle edition listed. I'm not sure how great that would be either. I'd like to see the illustration with text separated & easily be able to refer back to both the Periodic Table of the Elements & to earlier pages in each chapter. Even so, it's interesting & a lot of fun. It was a great way for me to brush up on some of the basics of this fantastic table & would probably be an excellent introduction for kids 8-12 or so.
April 20, 2017
Adrian Dingle’s Complete Periodic Table devotes a page or two to each of the 115 elements, giving each element a voice, a shape, and a distinct personality. Each entry tells you basic facts about the element (what it’s used for, its major properties, and such), but the science facts are woven into a mini-story format to keep kids reading.
Why The Nine-Year-Old thinks you’ll like it: “It’s just very interesting. It shows the elements in a way no other book I’ve ever read has. First of all, it’s in manga. I like that they do it so that it seems like the element the entry is about wrote each entry.”
Why The Nine-Year-Old thinks you’ll like it: “It’s just very interesting. It shows the elements in a way no other book I’ve ever read has. First of all, it’s in manga. I like that they do it so that it seems like the element the entry is about wrote each entry.”
October 19, 2023
2007 Cybils Middle Grade and YA Nonfiction finalist
A fun a breezy listing of all the elements, tagging their discovery if interesting and also how they are used. Each page gets an element, with a cute portrait referencing the most interesting trivia in the text, details at top and bottom showing its state at room temperature, boiling point, etc.
It was fun but I wished it gave me a better sense of why the table was organized this way. Each chapter went through a column of elements (or row of the extra ones that jump to the bottom) but I missed any explanation of why they are grouped this way. There was some mentions of electrons and neutrons but no explanation.
A fun a breezy listing of all the elements, tagging their discovery if interesting and also how they are used. Each page gets an element, with a cute portrait referencing the most interesting trivia in the text, details at top and bottom showing its state at room temperature, boiling point, etc.
It was fun but I wished it gave me a better sense of why the table was organized this way. Each chapter went through a column of elements (or row of the extra ones that jump to the bottom) but I missed any explanation of why they are grouped this way. There was some mentions of electrons and neutrons but no explanation.
April 20, 2017
Saw this at a bookfair. Really cool, kid friendly look at the elements. My non-fiction loving son will like this.
May 23, 2018
Very fun and informative about the elements
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April 20, 2017MS Science Series: Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table
Target Audience: Grades 5-8
Dingle, Adrian. Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All the Elements with Style! 2015.
This series was so exciting and engaging that I am slightly discouraged that it was not available to me when I was in middle school and high school! These books provide students with a visually stimulating way to remember and comprehend scientific topics, like the periodic table of elements. This science series discuss topics like: chemistry, physics, microbiology, extreme physics, the human body, rocks and minerals, algebra and geometry, biology, astronomy, engineering, technology, extreme biology, climate change, and more! There is even a series for social studies!
Specifically, this book adds art with science to help understand the periodic table. It is so fun and engaging because the authors give the periodic table a face, voice, and personality to each of the chemical elements. Each of the 115 elements has an entire page devoted to it in order to provide readers with information about each specific element. The author is able to provide difficult science concepts to readers in a contemporary way!
Target Audience: Grades 5-8
Dingle, Adrian. Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All the Elements with Style! 2015.
This series was so exciting and engaging that I am slightly discouraged that it was not available to me when I was in middle school and high school! These books provide students with a visually stimulating way to remember and comprehend scientific topics, like the periodic table of elements. This science series discuss topics like: chemistry, physics, microbiology, extreme physics, the human body, rocks and minerals, algebra and geometry, biology, astronomy, engineering, technology, extreme biology, climate change, and more! There is even a series for social studies!
Specifically, this book adds art with science to help understand the periodic table. It is so fun and engaging because the authors give the periodic table a face, voice, and personality to each of the chemical elements. Each of the 115 elements has an entire page devoted to it in order to provide readers with information about each specific element. The author is able to provide difficult science concepts to readers in a contemporary way!
September 17, 2022
My daughter loves the periodic table. When we saw this at a discounted book store we snatched it up, and it's awesome! If your kid is into chemistry or if you want to help them get interested in chemistry, I'd recommend this book. They have an illustration for each element and personify each element as they describe its characteristics and uses. The illustrations are adorable. I think my version is a bit different than the one I'm reviewing, as it also includes a lot of basic chemistry info like states of matter, reactions, acid/base, organics, etc. I seriously feel like I robbed someone by paying a couple of bucks for a book with so much great, kid-accessible info.
December 29, 2021
Kiddo (7) got very interested in the periodic table recently and we've been enjoying this series so this was the logical next choice for a bedtime book. They were definitely very interested and enjoyed hearing about the elements, though as usual some of the puns went over their head and we had to stop and explain. I really wish this book didn't use 1/4-1/3 of the text space for each element with puns that don't really add anything. Still, though, it was a nice read and did pack a lot of information.
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