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My daughter actually reads this before bed now, which I never expected from a science book. The way it blends art with the facts about all 118 elements makes the periodic table feel like a story instead of a chart.

The way each element gets its own spread with artwork makes it feel more like an art book than a reference guide, which is exactly why my kids actually fight over who gets to read it next. I've already caught myself learning things about the elements I never picked up in school.

My 10-year-old flipped through it nonstop for a whole weekend and still asks to look things up in it. The way it names all 118 elements while weaving in their real-world uses is exactly the kind of accessible depth I was hoping for.