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And the last of the year...taking out 2023 with science!

This was recommended by one of our young readers, so I thought I‘d give it a go. As a grumpy old boot, it‘s a pick - but with BIG reservations.

Itchingham Lofte is a 14-year-old element hunter - he‘s trying to collect all of the elements in the periodic table. This can lead to problems (explosions, poisoning, being chased by international bad guy corporations, that sort of thing…)

Huge props for making chemistry and geology

I got this book because we are doing a homeschool unit study on the periodic table of elements and my son is obsessed with the topic. I saw Bill Gates recommended it so I thought I should read it. This is a very good summary of periodic table, but also the history of chemistry and the evolution of scientific thought and technology. It is narrative, but some places require a bit more brain power to understand. Not for bedtime reading.

The history of science is one of those subjects where I‘m always adding titles to my TBR because the descriptions are fascinating, but then am almost never motivated to actually go and read the books. #NovemberNarrative #ChemistryWeek @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Leaving through this book about the elements and vacuuming up random facts of pub quiz trivia.

Pennies in Bermuda have pigs on one side. I'm certainly going to need that information one day, I'm sure.

Today's reading

This is a book with pictures representing each element. It is simply called 'The Elements.' #simplicityday #julyjam @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

This was an interesting book that goes over how elements were discovered. The drama on some of these got their place.

I was one of those kids that Kean describes understanding the periodic table forwards and backwards. Only 20 pages in but a fantastic read and writing style so far. PS Keep your H2O close by during this monster heat wave 😊

Finished up my May #doublespin and I was totally impressed! Itchingham Lofte is an element collector and comes across something nobody has ever seen before. Naturally, chaos ensues. Very smart and sciencey but well constructed characters made me really care about the outcome. Not sure if I'll continue the series but I enjoyed this! @TheAromaofBooks