How to Make a Universe with 92 Ingredients: An Electrifying Guide to the Elements - Hardcover

"This book is about elements. There aren't many of them, but they make up everything you see. They make up the world. In fact, they make up the whole universe. Oh . . . and they make up YOU, too!"
-- from the book

Winner, American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, Writing for Children category (2014)

"The author's evident enthusiasm provides plenty of revs..."
Kirkus, July 17, 2013

..".this is a title sure to find an audience, one that will gain a newfound respect for the elements."
School Library Journal, September 1, 2013

"An entertaining look at the chemical composition and properties of such items as coins, fireworks, skyscrapers, airplanes, comets, and poison."
School Library Journal

What do cars, stars, skyscrapers, and ice cream all have in common? They're all made from the same 92 ingredients...and so are we. And so is everything in the entire universe! How to Make a Universe with 92 Ingredients presents a unique and imaginative way for young readers to connect chemistry and science with their daily lives. By using dozens of familiar objects (trees, cell phones, the Sun), author Adrian Dingle has built a platform from which to teach kids the unfamiliar — that trees, cell phones, and the Sun are all made of a handful of chemical elements found on the periodic table. Full of easy experiments and "Did You Know?" information that's perfect for sharing with friends, How to Make a Universe with 92 Ingredients takes on the impossible and triumphs — it makes chemistry FUN!