How Atoms Make Friends
$25.49
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
26 January 2027
Summary
Who knew that tiny atoms had such big personalities? Science meets social skills in this fresh, accessible look at the bits of matter that make up our world—and ourselves.
With playful prose and dynamic depictions that portray atoms as friendly characters, a renowned scientist and an award-winning illustrator team up to explore a fun and compelling metaphor as they present the chemistry behind the way atoms interact. Atoms make up everything we know. But did you know that these minisc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536229561 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1536229563 |
| Author: | Ainissa Ramirez, Anna Raff |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | MIT Kids Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 26 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 214mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-6 |
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Critics Review
For readers who find straightforward lectures on covalent, ionic, and metallic bonding too abstract to absorb easily, Ramirez and An offer a different, and winning, angle… . Clever and illuminating.
—Kirkus Reviews
Ainissa Ramirez
Ainissa Ramirez dreamed about becoming a scientist when she was a little girl. She eventually got her doctorate in materials science from Stanford University, where she learned all about atoms. Many years later, she got a chance to share the world of atoms with others. She wrote The Alchemy of Us; Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone, illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey; and North, South, East, and Gladys West: How a Mathematician Helped Shape GPS, illustrated by Tamisha Anthony.
Anna Raff is the illustrator of several books for children, including The Day the Universe Exploded My Head by Allan Wolf, World Rat Day by J. Patrick Lewis, A Big Surprise for Little Card by Charise Mericle Harper, and How Atoms Make Friends by Ainissa Ramirez. She lives in New York City.
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