
Member Reviews

This was a very engaging, cheerfully illustrated book that helps teach children about a very complicated subject: atoms. When we really boil it all down, though, there are ways to simplify even the most complex ideas, and this was a very interesting journey! At the end of the book the author includes more in depth information and some concepts to consider. Learners will enjoy reading this and thinking about how all living things are interconnected.

I generally don't read/review kid's books, but this one caught my eye. I have a chemistry background so I was curious about how atoms and molecules could be presented to children in an understandable and entertaining way. I think this book did a great job. First off, the illustrations are fantastic. They are colorful, stylistically unique, and complement the text. The text itself is simple enough to follow easily, but doesn't shy away from more complicated concepts... It breaks down ideas into little chunks and builds up steadily to the bigger picture. I think kids would find a lot of the examples fun and entertaining. However, the book loses steam toward the end. The "Wonder Wall" section is great, but I would have loved to see that illustrated in the same style as the rest of the book. As it is, a kid would probably find it boring visually and skip it. I appreciate that references/sources are included at the end, but a kid might have trouble navigating that and needing help. But overall, this book was fun, entertaining, and informative.