A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table

byFreya McGhee

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Hi! I’m Hydrogen, but you can call me H. I am the smallest element in the universe, but don’t underestimate me. I was here FIRST, before all the other elements. (Literally, I’ve been around since the very beginning – before the planets, the stars and even your great-great-great gran.). Follow me as we explore a day in the life of a periodic table, and meet a cast of characters that might just explode any second...
  • This laugh-out-loud guide to the periodic table takes a playful look at different groups of elements and their characteristics, from the Hot Heads (the explosive ones) to the Introverts (the unreactive ones)

  • Packed with fascinating facts about real-life chemistry – such as, did you know the potassium in bananas makes them radioactive? (Don't worry, you'd need to eat about 10 million of them to get the same radiation as an X-ray...)

  • Written by comedian and chemist Freya McGhee, with hilarious comic strip illustrations by Aaron Blecha, this is the perfect funny read to teach kids aged 9+ about science without them even noticing...

About Freya McGhee

Freya McGhee is one of two female comedians behind the popular stand-up show Comedians in STEM. She discovered her love of stand-up whilst studying chemistry at university, and now makes a living telling jokes about science (among other things!). Freya has a growing Instagram following of 52K followers, and her videos of science-related jokes are often used the classroom.
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  • Imprint: Puffin
  • ISBN: 9780241816653
  • Length: 224 pages
  • Price: £8.99
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