Elements

by Krasnow, David; Seddon, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780836833577
• ISBN10: 0836833570
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub

Summary

Don't look now, but you're covered with elements. Your clothes, your body, the air you breathe, and the soil you stand on -- they are all made entirely of elements. So what are elements? People have tried to answer that question for thousands of years. In Elements, Discovery Channel shows you the stuff you and your world are made of. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Elements	p. 4
At-a-Glance
Elementary, My Dear Empedocles	p. 6
Timeline
Stack 'Em Up	p. 8
Almanac
Number, Please?	p. 10
Q & A
Who's Got Gas?	p. 12
Scrapbook
All Aglow	p. 14
Heroes
Treasure Hunt	p. 16
Map
You Precious Things	p. 18
Amazing but True
Mine, All Mine	p. 20
Eyewitness Account
Trouble in the Air	p. 22
Solve-It-Yourself Mystery
The Light Stuff	p. 24
Picture This
Blast Back to the Beginning	p. 26
Scientist's Notebook
Elemental Employment	p. 27
Careers
Eat Your Elements!	p. 28
Virtual Voyage
Let Me Atom	p. 30
Fun & Fantastic
Final Project: In Your Element	p. 32
Your World, Your Turn
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