The Element in the Room
Author: Mike Barfield
ISBN: 9781510231979
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Year first published: 14 Oct 2025
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback / softback
<b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2019-BEST BOOK WITH FACTS</b><br><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY YOUNG PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE 2019.</b><br><br><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2020</b><br><br>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 <b>92 elements</b>-and from aluminum to zinc, many of them are hiding in your very own home!<br><br>Packed with Lauren Humphrey's quirky illustrations and written by the multi-talented Mike Barfield, this unique introduction to the elements in the <b>periodic table</b> will excite all young readers as they help Sherlock Ohms solve the mystery of how absolutely everything came to exist!<br><br>Starting with the Big Bang, <i>The Element in the Room</i> looks at every element in close detail and includes fun comic-strips to tell the stories of key scientific discoveries throughout history.
ISBN: 9781510231979
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Year first published: 14 Oct 2025
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback / softback
<b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2019-BEST BOOK WITH FACTS</b><br><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY YOUNG PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE 2019.</b><br><br><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2020</b><br><br>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 <b>92 elements</b>-and from aluminum to zinc, many of them are hiding in your very own home!<br><br>Packed with Lauren Humphrey's quirky illustrations and written by the multi-talented Mike Barfield, this unique introduction to the elements in the <b>periodic table</b> will excite all young readers as they help Sherlock Ohms solve the mystery of how absolutely everything came to exist!<br><br>Starting with the Big Bang, <i>The Element in the Room</i> looks at every element in close detail and includes fun comic-strips to tell the stories of key scientific discoveries throughout history.
