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The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!

A fun book that makes learning interesting.

Many of us have had those special teachers who make learning interesting and fun.  The right book can do the same.  And that's why I like Adrian Dingle's The Periodic Table: Elements with Style. In 1869 Dimitri Mendeleev, a chemist from Siberia, arranged the elements into groups (columns) and periods (rows).  The Periodic Table was born. Amazingly, Mendeleev left gaps in the table for future discoveries. Today there are 111 known elements.  These are substances, like calcium, iron and oxygen, which cannot be broken down into anything else. Looking at the Periodic Table can be daunting or boring for many students. Dingle changes that. Since each element actually has a personality -- a unique way of being and acting -- Dingle "allows" each …

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