SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2019 - BEST BOOK WITH FACTS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY YOUNG PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE 2019.
LONGLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2020
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 92 elements – and from aluminium to zinc, many of them are hiding in your very own home!
Packed with Lauren Humphrey's quirky illustrations and written by the multi-talented Mike Barfield, this unique introduction to the elements in the periodic table will excite all young readers as they help Sherlock Ohms solve the mystery of how absolutely everything came to exist!
Mike Barfield is a comic writer, cartoonist, poet and performer with 25 years' experience. He has worked in TV, radio, books, newspapers and magazines - as well as schools, libraries, museums and bookshops.
More about Mike Barfield
