Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Elemental Dragons by Sybrina Durant in exchange for an honest review. This book was so cool! It combined science and dragons. It was very informative and beautifully drawn. I have already sent my sister a text about it for her kids and went to the website and got the poster.

Magical Elements of the Periodic Table is an engaging, whimsical, and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the real-life elements from the periodic table written by Sybrina Durant. Released 9th March 2024, it's 44 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The first book in the series, The Metal Horn Unicorns (same idea, with unicorns presenting the metallic elements), is also currently available on KU.

Each of the pages has info about the conductibility, ductility, physical properties, weight, name, number, and other "real life" physical info for the included elements as well as "magical" dragon info about their special powers and abilities (which are cleverly related to their element's actual physical properties). All the pages are colorfully illustrated in cartoon style, and for clever producers out there, talks should get underway for the unicorns and dragons to make their debuts on cartoon Saturdays (is that still a thing?).

This would make an excellent tie-in for classroom units on physical chemistry, nature science, etc. The target audience is 9-12 years, but all ages will enjoy the cute illustrations and creativity. It would make an excellent choice for public and school library acquisition, home use, and gift giving. The author has included an info/reference online page for background and further reading.

Five stars. Very fun.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Wow this book is fantastic! Amazing colors and drawings that have each dragon as a magical element on the periodic table. This would be a great way for kids to learn the tables as well as the dragons. There is such an abundance of information in this book that for some it might be overwhelming. However for many that love these types of books it would be fantastic.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.

I love this book. It sometimes can be hard for children to learn about science concepts because they find them boring. This book turns learning about the elements into a fun game about learning about dragons. It also has colorful and cute illustrations of the dragons to make it more appealing. I wish I had these kinds of books growing up because it would have been easier learning since I have ADHD and have difficulty caring about learning if it's not interesting to me. The only complaint is that the book only goes over a few elements since they go through the alphabets. I hope they make more books like this.

Oof.

I <i>really</i> wanted to like <i>Magic Elements of the Periodic Table</i> with its dragon presentation theme, but my stars, this is probably one of the best examples of wasted potential I have ever seen.

The substantive idea and wealth of knowledge behind the premise of the book is exceptional and exciting. I was truly looking forward to reading my way through this book. And there’s so much merit to any opportunity to engage young students in this sort of scientific learning.

To give credit, the illustrations are great. I loved the colors and the designs of the dragons. In addition, the knowledge and educational substance of the book was also fantastic. Where this book seriously lacks is in its design layout and presentation.

I work in education and I can say with a fair amount of confidence that most kids aren’t going to fall in love with this book. It’s clunky, the clutter of oddly placed illustrations don’t encourage keeping a kid’s attention. The organization and wordiness of the knowledge being presented is going to bore the heck out of these kids and when they’re old enough for it not to, the cheesiness of the artwork is more like to have them leaving it on the shelf than returning to it.

This book needs some serious edits. I think there’s so much potential here, but it needs to be parsed down a bit and the layout/organization of literally <i>everything</i> needs to be reworked. And believe me, I genuinely believe this is a book worth reworking. I’d hate for all that potential to never be achieved.

This book is beautifully designed and illustrated, and it is full of interesting facts, but I am a little confused as to who the target audience is. It's a bit too wordy for early elementary, and the tone seems a bit off for mid grade. There are also allusions to a larger world already created?
I did some research on the author's webpage, which unfortunately is not optimized for mobile, and is just generally a bit disorganized. So I can't tell if this is meant to be a companion novel or to stand alone. (Unfortunately, it doesn't.)

Still, the illustrations are just lovely and I was enchanted by the concept of a dragon based periodic table picture book.

How to make your child love science and phyiscal interactions ? Thanks to this book !

Each dragon represent one element. On this page, you have everything you need to know about this element (history, composition, how it is used in life...)

The only thing I regret is that maybe there is a lot of information and that I'd love to see biggest dragons on the page.

Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Elemental Dragons is such a unique way of helping someone learn about the elements. The illustrations were so colorful, and I loved the "Did you know" sections at the bottom. I enjoyed the elemental charts that showed the variety of characters beyond the dragons highlighted in this book.

Perfect for children that are interested in science and love fantasy.

I received a DRC from Sybrina Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

'Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Elemental Dragons' by Sybrina Durant is a great option for younger learners. It is a fun twist on learning the elements for anyone who love dragons, magic, and the fantastic!