Wonderful life with the elements the periodic table personified - Yorifuji, Bunpei (No Starch Press, 2012)
Includes a folded periodic table of elements. - Includes index
Elements in the living room -- The super periodical table of the elements -- Element cartoon characters -- Period 1, 2, 3 -- Period 4 -- Period 5 -- Period 6 -- Period 7 -- Element price rankings -- The cost of one human being -- Element friends -- Troublesome elements -- How to eat the elements -- The elements crisis
"Get to Know the Elements! From the brilliant mind of Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji comes Wonderful Life with the Elements, an illustrated guide to the periodic table that gives chemistry a friendly face.In this super periodic table, every element is a unique character whose properties are represented visually: heavy elements are fat, man-made elements are robots, and noble gases sport impressive afros. Every detail is significant, from the length of an element's beard to the clothes on its back. You'll also learn about each element's discovery, its common uses, and other vital stats like whether it floats--or explodes--in water.Why bother trudging through a traditional periodic table? In this periodic paradise, the elements are people too. And once you've met them, you'll never forget them"--