Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies, and Everything in Between

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Take an engrossing journey to explore the awesome ideas of science, with Dr. Art as your guide. Travel through atoms, energy forces, and the universe—and discover that it is all more amazing than you could imagine! Venture beyond the Milky Way with Dr. Art to discover the vastness of space, the depths of time, and how ancient explosions in our galaxy generated stardust that infuses our planet—and even our bodies—to this day. You’ll learn why there is no such thing as empty space, how energy and matter are related, and the meaning of Einstein’s famous equation!

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Critical thinking with science.......2006-12-08

This beautifully illustrated, richly colorful book spans the breadth of science, giving the reader context so he or she can dive into areas of personal interest. This is a fun read with playful, provocative writing that reveals the science underlying our choices in life:

"Science can help you answer those questions about your personal decisions. We also think that science can help you make the best decisions for your local community, your country, and for the planet."

This is the thesis that grabbed me. Although I find science intrinsically fascinating, I am deeply concerned that our civilization is ignorantly wielding its immense powers of science and technology. This book invites us to think critically.

Those versed in science will probably learn something out of their area of expertise. They will surely learn how to more engagingly explain that with which they are already familiar. Those fresh to science could ask for no more pleasant or exciting a guide.

Miguel F. Aznar
Author, Technology Challenged: Understanding Our Tools & Choosing Our Future

Science that makes connections.......2006-05-06

Science books have a history of being droll, filled with amorphous and incomprehensible graphs, facts and statistics. At long last, here is a book both parents and kids can learn from and enjoy studying, perusing, or just laughing with page by page. If school districts would adopt this book, they would see student comprehension and involvement jump off the page. Or perhaps this should be de rigeur summer reading for middle schoolers. Though I am well past that stage, I learned a lot about science and systems and wish I had a book like this when I was 13 or 14. Maybe science and math educators could take a gander at this book and rethink ways to reach students better. This book is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise polluted science learning atmosphere.

A Fun and Educational Book.......2006-04-24

I'm a middle school student. I like science, but don't get enough of it in school. I really like Dr. Art's Guide to Science because it is fun. He uses dancers at a party to explain the differences between solids, liquids, and gases. When the professional wrestlers come in, it shows the differences between physical changes and chemical changes.

Dr. Art even puts a few Just Kidding things in each chapter, like Galileo finding out about the telescope by reading about it on the Internet. This makes you think about what you are reading. It's a creative and different book, and I think even people who have not liked science will like it a lot.

Adventures With Atoms and Molecules: Chemistry Experiments for Young People (Adventures With Science , No 1)

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Adventures with Atome & Molecules
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science experiments for kids
science experiments for kids

Adventures With Atoms and Molecules: Chemistry Experiments for Young People (Adventures With Science , No 1)
Robert C. Mebane , and Thomas R. Rybolt
Manufacturer: Enslow Publishers
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Adventures with Atoms and Molecules book 1.......2007-09-26

We are loving this book it has easy to do experiments that are fun yet simple enough to do without a lot of planning time. I would definetly recommend this book to others who are seeking a first glimpse into chemistry with young kids. I am currently using this book with my 5yr., 6 yr. and 8 yr. olds and they all are excited to do more experiments.

Adventures with Atome & Molecules.......2007-03-14

This book is amazing and so easy to use. The items needed for the experiments are common to every household. I learned more teaching my students form this book than I did on high school chemistry. I highly recommend it!

Great, Great, Great!.......2002-04-23

This book is a great science book! It has some experiments that lots of kids will like! I rate this book four stars only because the pictures in the book aren't really good.

science experiments for kids.......2001-01-20

An outstanding collection of simple experiments for children of all ages. Can be used from elementary school on up using simple materials available at home to illustrate chemistry basics.

science experiments for kids.......2001-01-20

An outstanding collection of simple experiments for children of all ages. Can be used from elementary school on up using simple materials available at home to illustrate chemistry basics.

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Erratic, anachronistic, inconsistent, still a fair effort
the beginning
Good retro origins for the original X-Team
The Story that Made Them Be
Teens at risk...

X-Men: Children of the Atom
Joe Casey , and Steve Rude
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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ASIN: 078510805X

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Professor Charles Xavier knew he needed a way to combat the growing prejudice against mutants. As more and more mutants were identified, so too did the fear of the unknown heighten. Unlike his colleague Magneto, Xavier thought mankind could be taught to embrace the future and he opened a school to train them.

This story recounts that first year as Xavier cajoles and befriends the shy Scott Summers, beautiful Jean Grey, angry Warren Worthington III, confused Bobby Drake and feared Hank McCoy. Before he could make them comfortable enough to begin training them to harness their gifts, Xavier first has to become a part of their lives which puts him and them in danger. The threats come from the schoolyard and from the home and highlight how dangerous it has become to be born with any differences whatsoever.

Along the way, the five students have to find common ground to bond and become first classmates, then friends, and finally, teammates as the X-Men. In this emotionally gripping story, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's creations are seen through a modern-day point of view courtesy of writer Joe Casey (Uncanny X-Men, Superman) and artists Steve Rude (Spider-Man: Lifelines, Nexus), Paul Smith (Uncanny X-Men), and Essad Ribic (Brotherhood).

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Erratic, anachronistic, inconsistent, still a fair effort.......2005-06-27

Firstly, if this is indeed supposed to be set in the 1960's, then *WHY* do so many people possess home PC's? Furthermore, why are "modern-day" celebrities, et. al. highlighted on the cover of the teen magazine?

With that gripe over, I can move on to my legitimate criticism.
First of all, I have to say it was a fair, if not great, effort.
As CotA was intended as a retcon,(retrofit continuity, or "backstory" created later) I feel that the authors could have kept significantly better to what we as readers already knew of the 5 original characters, particularly in the case of Scott and Bobby.
The Scott we know is so upstanding that he would *never* have fallen in with the lowlifes he did, for instance.
And *what* was up with Bobby? So--introverted, when we already know he's the class clown.
Jean seemed to me to be almost autistic through the whole novel, like the Professor was dampening her. We already know he had to put up blocks to prevent her going mad from her telepathy, but still...
And it didn't feel like she had nearly enough to do. They treated her story very poorly in terms of both quality and quantity.
And Professor X appeared to me to be more manipulative than his original, genuinely altruistic motives would have bespoken.
His 1960's counterpart seems to be far more idealistic and lofty, less--gritty, I suppose. Less likely to want the students to get their hands dirty with actual, open conflict.
This Professor seems to be a darker shadow of his "original" self here, and I don't think we're seeing the real individual. It's not the representation Lee, et. al. would have wanted, I think.
For that matter, *no one* seems like themselves, and yet readers are supposed to believe these were the "original" original characters we'd come to know and love?

Three stars for effort, and I'll also for balance list a few of the things I *did* like.
One: the thinly-veiled reference to Aryan Pride groups was a nice touch. Horrible people accurately represented. A good way to teach readers of the dangers of assuming sociocultural superiority. Therein lies only pain.
Two: the interaction between Professor X and Magneto was just phenomenal. Powerful, perfect and knife-edge, as all their meetings during this time of their lives should have been.
Three: Magneto's destruction of Metzger. Not as long as he drew breath would he permit another such leader to rise.
Lovely, if dark, unspoken introspection, and a good contrast between himself and the Professor. He's right--He was the only one with the courage to have destroyed the madman. I do not advocate murder, nor do I consider it honorable, but this is more a question of diffusing a dangerous situation before it got worse. Metzger was just collateral damage.

So, for those three reasons alone, I bumped my opinion of this TPB up to four stars. Still think you could do better in terms of reading X-Men TPB's, though, and that they could have done *far* better with the material they had to work with to craft a well-thought-out origin story of the Fabulous First Five.

the beginning.......2004-03-16

This is a must for X-fans. This is the story of the beginning of the X-Men. Not X-Men #1, but what came before. How the professor got the original team. It's really well-done.

Good retro origins for the original X-Team.......2003-10-20

Joe Casey's run on the Uncanny X-Men titled left a lot to be desired. Somehow, he was hampered by the fact that he was trying too hard to match up to Grant Morrison's New X-Men (something not humanly possible). IMHO, Casey's best writing was on Cable, Wildcats and here in this tiny little piece of gem - a retelling of who the X-Men are and how they came to be.

The original X-Men comic started around 1963 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The story begins with Prof. X mentally summoning his students to gather before him in their gaudy, '60s uniforms (not costumes). "Children of the Atom" serves as a prequel to the story in X-Men #1. Who were these people before they became students of Charles Xavier.

There is a "work-in-progress" kind of feel to the whole story. The mutant fear is only beginning, with its flames stoked by a very "American-History-X" cult leader. Both Xavier and Magneto appears to be busy preparing for the upcoming problems/war. But the highlight of the story has to be the original five students - Scott Summers, Hank McCoy, Bobby Drake, Warren Worthington and Jean Grey. Here, they are presented as flesh-and-blood CHILDREN. Not the iconic superheroes of the movie or the comics today. Scott is shown as an Oliver Twist character who stuggles with moral issues (he is shown reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil"). Hank is a genius and intellectual but acts like the average "non-geeky" jock to be "accepted". Bobby stuggles with questions of identity and insecurity (it's not difficult to see the evolution of this insecure kid into the practical joker of the Xavier Alumni). Warren idolizes superheroes and long to be like them - his first outing as one got him hunted by a Sentinel, leading to a rude awakening that he can never be "just like a superhero" - he's ultimately a mutant. Jean is pure Jean - painfully gorgeous and vulnerable.

I love this work. For its humanity. For the writers obvious affection for these "children". And for Steve Rude's clear, Kirbyesque art. Alas, Rude did not stay for the duration of the series. The last chapters were illustrated by Essad Ribic and Michael Ryan - good enough art but it'd be even more fulfilling had Rude completed the whole thing. Last but not least, a gold star to anyone who can spot the sly reference to Monica Lewinsky's mutant power in this book!!!

The Story that Made Them Be.......2003-03-02

It all began with a dream of peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants. Forty years from now, the dream is still living on strong in the hands of comics creators and quite recently movie studios. The X-Men franchise is the most popular of all comic mythos and collectively has take on the like of the big guns like Superman and Batman. It all began with a simpe idea, that people wherever they are can live and coexist with others of a minority. Be it race, social status and age. Going back to how the dream began makes the person only fathom of how the X-Men have gone through their drastic changes to become the force in comics they are now.

Joe Casey weaves a good story at first on how he introduces his early mutants that made up Prof X's first batch of students, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman and Angel. Kids with the only difference from others is that they're different. Everyone who has ever been through the teen years feels that difference and you don't require the X-gene to know it. The story begins with the shadow of Columbine still looming over certain plot scenes. By the end, however, it seems that the story was rushed and the originality of the first three issues is lost on training, bickering and a dominating personality readers are not used to in Prof X's character. He's more of a school master than a father figure that he is these days. Even his restaurant confrontation with Magneto is anything but benign. He actually threatens to wedge a knife in the guy's brain. Are we talking about the same old, kind man of the early series. Not really. Casey, just fails to capture the essence of Xavier's dream.

The art also goes through this twist. Steve "the Dude" Rude is known to emulate greats such as Jack Kirby in his retro style art, but when the other fill in artists take over, it becomes another X-Men story and not the flashback to what is already being chunked out in the monthly series.

The book is good and you learn how these X-Men came to be. The best scenes include those with Magneto in them. That guy is great wherever he appears and no matter how many times Marvel tries to kill him, you have to admit, he's the best X-villain out there. It's a wonderful read for the first few issues, but then the story and art becomes eclectic and too out of track. Casey is a good writer, but needs to work more on his story contination. Rude is a bonafide genius. 'Nuff said!!!

Teens at risk..........2002-07-17

Joe Casey and Steve "The Dude" Rude set out to tell the story of how those uncanny franchise-builders, the X-Men got together in the first place. Set just a few years ago, "Children of the Atom" features Professor Xavier setting up shop in a troubled high school, thanks to a helpful FBI agent. Anti-mutant gangs are on the rise, and a number of familiar youngsters are in danger. Shadows of Columbine definitely drape this book in darkness, but so, too, do other teen issues.

First, the flaws. In true comic book fashion, there's little subtlety to the villians this go around. Viewing an episode of "Jerry Springer" about racists would have sufficed for research. It would've added some depth if Casey had done more to indicate his young skinheads were as much at risk from their own hate as the young mutants are. The X-teens encounter skinheads who speak in a kind of adult-writer-attempts-youthful patois, and both Casey and Rude indulge in pop culture referencing and caricaturing in an attempt to layer the story, but only distract from the central players. In other words, Frank Miller already covered this territory way too often; give us something we've never seen before, go deeper into all the characters. Although in his defense, the always-amazing Rude gives some of the bit players some facial expressions that suggests he gets it.

Where the book succeeds is in adding a new layer of metaphor to its mutant mythology. The X-Books have long relied on the "anti-mutant hysteria" theme, usually depicted as a commentary on racism. Here, it's most evocative of teen homosexuality. After all, this is a story about seemingly average-looking people who hide their true natures in the face of a disapproving public. And while most of the demogogic antagonist Metzger's rhetoric is borrowed heavy-handedly from white supremacists (and his name!), it's readily apparent that's only part of what this story's addressing. Or looting for effect.

Not that any of the heroes in this story are shown as overtly gay (and Marvel history would suggest they aren't), but bits of dialogue between Professor X and the FBI agent seem to indicate the G-man might have a hidden, personal motivation for helping the Professor. Also, Hank McCoy, the Beast, has his mutant identity stripped bare in public, followed by the kind of reaction sexually confused young people have to face; McCoy is effectively "outted." It's during these scenes the story gains emotional resonance.

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Finally putting to rest their own recent past, the X-Men embark on an all-new, all-different era of excitement! Will the surprising return of a familiar character prove to be the saving grace of the X-Men, or will it doom them forever? Plus: a surprise twist in the life of Gambit! Collecting X-Men #157-#165.

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A Case Study in the Importance of Colorists.......2006-03-27

Chuck Austin harkens back to the clasic Stan Lee era of the X-Men - classic in the style of UXM #17, where Magneto locks the X-Men inside a steel gondola attached to a hot-air balloon in an attempt to send the merry mutants into outer-space. Classic as in "Bad guys attack! Bad guys smash! Good guys hit bad guys more often than bad guys hit good guys." Though he throws in more random emotional tension, which, since it comes out of complete left-field, is so silly as to not even be funny. The "story" over-all isn't bad, but the execution is so poor that it is depressing. The fact that one of the best selling comics in the world could be written by such a rank amature is startling and saddening, and shows how little respect Marvel holds towards its creations and fans. I've never read any of Austin's other work - perhaps he was working under some obscure Oulipou constraint in order to force his writing to some new, hither-to unplumbed depth of purileness. I recently became addicted to the X-Men again after discovering Astonishing X-Men and Clarmont's return to Uncanny. Austin reminded me why I stopped reading super-hero titles for more than 10 years.

However, this TPB is a must-own for anyone who wants to prove that the role of the penciler is vastly over-blown in the comic world. When I first started reading, I thought that Salvador Larroca was the worst penciler ever. I swore, I tried my wife's patience by repeatedly interupting her work to point to a particularly offensive pannel and shout "Look! Look at how terrible this art is!" The characters were flat, the backgrounds one-dimentional; many splash-pages were worse than the Letter Art at the begining of Wizard. Then I got to the second story-arc, and was relieved to see that they had got a new penciler. The art was 100 times better, with well-rounded characters and deep, lush backgrounds. Imagine my surprise when I checked the credits, and discovered it was still Salvador Larroca doing the pencils. I checked, and it was the same inker.

What had changed? The color studio. The first series had been butchered by Udon Studios; the second had been saved by Liquid! Graphics. Bear that in mind the next time you line up at a convention to have Jim Lee or Silvestri sign your comic. They are undisputed talents, but there work is only as good as the rest of the art team.

'Nuff said.

Sketchy writing, great art; interesting take on Juggernaut.......2006-01-05

All right. I have mixed feelings about Chuck Austen. There are some moments where he's pretty danged funny and seems to have a screw loose. His sense of humor runs toward being slightly crass at times, but I laugh anyway. In the "Hope" TPB, my favorite line of Iceman's was "Hey, handsome. Nice suit. Come here often?", uttered shortly after almost being killed by the jealous husband of a busty Genoshan refugee. Iceman is still pretty silly in this collection of X-men issues, particularly his rivalry with Juggernaut. Juggernaut's still a villain in this story, but Austen, surprisingly, made him...likable. He has some excellent one-liners.

Other characters don't get great treatment. Havok is still a jerk in this book; I never liked him much to begin with, but I really hated him in this collection. Emma Frost doesn't have much dialogue in this one, either, and she comes across as clueless and useless (i.e., when she ignores Sammy's warning that Black Tom has returned). Polaris is a tad more stable and has a much better uniform. Rogue and Gambit aren't put to great use in this book, though; I like them better in X-Treme X-Men. Gambit blames Rogue for making him lose his sight, even though it wasn't directly her fault (it was a random bullet that hit his card when he was charging it, so there, Gambit).

This story had lots of battles going on, but no concrete resolution for any of them. The Brotherhood escapes, Black Tom is shunted into another dimension (in Xorn's head; go figure), Sabretooth disappears (hello? does that make anyone else uncomfortable? the X-men don't seem to mind), Sammy's history, and Alex doesn't seem to miss Annie after she leaves him, even though he left his bride at the altar for her.

This books also signifies the beginning of several offshoot titles, such as Astonishing X-Men and Excalibur, as Cyclops reassigns the veteran members into different teams, pretty much against their will...

I would have given this collection a higher rating if more of the loose ends had been tied up more neatly. This book is one more reason why I don't routinely read "X-Men" as regularly as "Uncanny X-Men." But it's not for lack of trying.

not that bad.......2005-12-12

i agree w/ the other reviewer who said the first arc, w/ the team rescuing xorn's brother from china, is pretty messy and the characterization is off. the biggest annoyance is iceman who is completely childish and whiny.

the second arc is much, much better. the new brotherhood isn't that novel, but juggernaut's story, caught between his old and new lives, is worthwhile. there's yet another showdown between wolvie and sabretooth that's pretty yawn-inducing, but the rest of the fights are pretty good, esp. since black tom really overpowers everyone else. the resolution is a bit unsatisfying, but that depends on what happens next in the series. also, we get to see nocturne from exiles a bit, which is fun.

the holiday issue by claremont is fairly typical, but it's nice to see so many cameos. mostly focuses on x-23, who by now you either like or are bored with for being just more wolvie.

A spoonful of incompetence weighs a ton.......2005-05-21

Lord, where to begin with this unholy mess.

Polaris' on-again-off-again insanity - it was never clear if Austen actually even understood that he'd written good old level headed, genius IQ Lorna Dane as a raving nutcase - he's so clueless as to how to write a convincing character he seems to have thought she was just behaving normally when he decided to have her longtime boyfriend inexplicably dump her for a fairly demented nurse (Annie, who seemingly tried to prove every point she was trying to make by offering to sleep with someone) no one ever gave the least little damn about.

The sudden reappearance of Xorn - but it's not Xorn...Xorn never actually existed, no that was um...someone pretending to be Magneto pretending to be someone called Xorn....so this is that Xorn's twin brother...also named Xorn...although the first Xorn never actually existed...did he?....but this is his brother anyway....he also has the healing powers that the first non-existant Xorn turned out to not actually have...and where that first Xorn - who never actually existed, I kind of maybe think - had a star for a head, this Xorn has a black hole. Geez, after reading this I can definitely relate.

The XMen go to China! They are attacked! Why? No one knows! They have to get Xorn's helmet on him or his black hole head will swallow the world! The Chinese know where it is! They tell the XMen to go get it! Why don't they get it themselves? More fighting! Iceman and Juggernaut take a break from fighting the Chinese to fight each other! Why? No one knows! Gambit is blinded! Why? No one knows!

The Brotherhood attacks Philadelphia! Why? No one knows! The XMen are there waiting for them! Why? No one knows! Nurse "I'll sleep with you if you argue with me" Annie decides to leave! Why? No one knows! The Brotherhood attacks the mansion! Why? No one knows! Xorn can now control his black hole head, although the entire point of the last story was that he couldn't! Why? No one knows! Annie and her son Carter, who people cared about even less than her, have a cryptic conversation about his imaginary friend as they leave the mansion! Why? No one knows!

Chuck Austen got paid to write this! Why? No one knows!

If there is any justice in the world, Chuck Austen is now mopping the floor at 7-11.

Good and Bad..........2005-03-15

Ok, Day of the Atom isnt a horrible tpb, and some of it is quite enjoyable.

The first arc has its moments (the first issue is pretty good), but overall is a mess. Its pretty boring, and just stupid. The characterization is pretty bad, although Iceman is a clown, hes not immature and stupid and wouldnt just start fighting a teamate when they have a serious crisis on their hands!
Also, i hated what he did to Gambit, who hardly talked for the whole issue, and then Austen decides to just blind him for no reason,its just messed up. And as if the whole Xorn thing wasnt confusing enough, Austen decides to bring in his twin brother or something, i dont even know what he was trying to do there. If he was trying to solve the xorn mystery thing, he failed and confused us even more, it should of just been left alone or solved in Excaliber.

The second arc in this tpb "heroes and Villain" is quite enjoyable. It has the new brotherhood attacking the mansion, a death, and some real emotional moments and great action scenes. And i always liked how Austen wrote Juggernaut.

This tpb also includes The 2004 x-men christmas issue, writen by Claremont, its really good, and has X-men from all the teams, and just shows them as a family during christmas, having snowball fights, exchanging gifts, and having fun.
Not the best x-men tpb but i recomend it.

The Atom Archives, Vol. 2 (DC Archive Editions)

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DC Silver-Age Goodness!

The Atom Archives, Vol. 2 (DC Archive Editions)
Gardner Fox
Manufacturer: DC Comics
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A new hardcover Archive featuring the early adventures of RayPalmer, the Atom! This volume, reprinting THE ATOM #6-13, features MightyMite's early team-ups with Hawkman and Hawkgirl, the classic villainy ofDr. Light, the return of Chronos, and much more! Plus, an introduction byRoy Thomas.

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DC Silver-Age Goodness!.......2005-10-10

Now this is what I read comics for!

The sixties Atom run has long been a cult-favorite of sorts. The series started out great, but petered out as the sixties revival matured and lost it's initial growth spurt. The Kane-Anderson art has always been this book's selling point, but don't discount the stories of Gardner Fox. These tales are actually a bit different than most of Fox's other writing because he's clearly working his scripts to take advantage of Gil Kane's amazing ability to show the world from the Atom's six-inch perspective. Thus, we get things like the Atom trapped inside a light bulb or the Atom strapped to a hand grenade. Things like that are great fun! Of course, all this shows the blatant hand of silver-age genius/guru Julie Schwartz, especially on the covers.

On the subject of Kane and Anderson, it must be noted that they draw a very attractive Jean Loring as well. Why can't I ever meet a girl like that? In later stories, Murphy Anderson leaves the book and is replaced by the capable Sid Greene. Though a legendary inker in his own right, the magic was not quite the same as before. I think that if Kane and Anderson had stayed together on the Atom, the book would have remained a top seller.

For me, the highlight of this second Atom Archives volume was issue # 7, which featured a guest-appearance by Hawkman. It seemed like an odd pairing, but when you think about it, why not? The new Atom and new Hawkman both debuted around the same time, and DC had already successfully made pals of the new Green Lantern and new Flash. It made sense to see if lightning could strike again. The two had enough chemistry that their books were later "merged" into one title, when sales of each solo book began to wane. The Atom-Hawkman friendship started in that story remains strong even today.

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What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?
A must for the elementary school bookshelf
What an incredible idea for a scientific children's book!
Fun food for curious minds.

What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?
Robert E. Wells
Manufacturer: Albert Whitman & Company
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What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?.......2006-07-07

This book is great for integrating literacy and math. It gets kids comparing and contrasting as well as using size to practice math concepts.

A must for the elementary school bookshelf.......2003-03-21

I found this book when looking for supplemental materials for elementary school science units. This book is a good introduction to the concept of atoms. My sons (7 & 9) enjoyed it immensely; and it provided a good basis for a further discussion of what atoms and elements are.

What an incredible idea for a scientific children's book!.......2003-02-10

I have had a very hard time finding high-quality children's books in the area of the sciences. (You know... books that are interesting and beautiful in addition to being educational). Thus, when I found this book I was so excited! My 8 yr old and 5 yr old boys were mesmerized by the story line... the author introduces a pygmy shrew that thinks he's small (at three inches long) and then progressively introduces smaller and smaller things (you're not so small, pygmy shrew!) until he delves into the world of one-celled animals and then molecules, atoms, and finally protons, neutrons, electrons and quarks!

Needless to say, this is an amazing introduction into one-celled animals, elements, molecules, protons/neutrons/electrons/quarks (and even the use of microscopes, both optical and electron)... and all delivered at the level of 5 yr old and 8 yr old boys (with very interesting and beautiful illustrations!) and above. I usually try to raid our library for books, but this book is very much worth owning, so as to be able to refresh your child's recollection of the material. I wish I could give it more than five stars!

Fun food for curious minds........2000-08-23

From a pygmy shrew, the smallest mammal, to a ladybug, to an amoeba, to an atom, and even smaller (protons and neutrons, quarks...) this book takes a look at the miniature universe. It is a great book for kids with boundless curiosity, and it does not talk down to kids. The concepts are illustrated through comparisons; how small each thing is compared with something else. The illustrations are breezy and cartoon-ish.

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Great stories from the Silver Age
Best low-cost alternative

Showcase Presents: The Atom, Vol. 1
Gardner Fox , and Gil Kane
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ASIN: 1401213634

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Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced collection!

From the 1960's Silver Age of Comics comes this collection of science-fiction adventures starring Ray Palmer, better known as The Atom! After discovering a piece of matter from a white-dwarf star, Ivy Town University Professor Ray Palmer created a device that allowed him to shrink to microsopic size while still retaining the strength of a full-grown man. Using this incredible power, The Atom fights the evil of criminals including Dr. Light, Chronos and more.

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Great stories from the Silver Age.......2007-10-01

The fourth of Julie Schwartz's Silver Age revivals had the most radical change from his Golden Age counterpart. Ray Palmer could actually shrink to the size of an Atom. Many of the stories were clearly inspired by a cover image -- The Atom trapped inside a light blub, stuck to car tire, being launched from a slingshot -- but they were always entertaining. Like all the SHWOCASE volumes, this one is a great bargain, over 500 pages of stories. And, unlike most of the comics of today, these are stories with beginnings, middles and ends.

Best low-cost alternative.......2007-07-24

The SHOWCASE PRESENTS series is a great low-cost alternative to hunting down original high-priced issues of the comic books, especially if you are studying the media, besides being a fan reader. The only improvement DC could (and should) do would be to use a better recycled paper. Aside from that, I have no complaints and am very satisfied with this product.

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Incredibly interesting, but contains factual errors
There's nothing the matter with this book!

Eyewitness Science: Matter
Christopher Cooper
Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1879431882

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What are the primary four elements? How was the atom discovered? Find out the answers to these and other questions in this look at matter.

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Incredibly interesting, but contains factual errors.......2005-10-15

On a certain page of "Matter" a callout next to a picture of a glass lens states that "glass flows over time". This is a widely believed myth that is simply not true. The "evidence" for the liquid nature of glass comes from old church and cathedral windows that appear to be thicker at the bottom as the glass has flowed over the centuries. This is not the case. Here is why they are thicker at the bottom:

"In Mediaeval times panes of glass were often made by the Crown glass process. A lump of molten glass was rolled, blown, expanded, flattened and finally spun into a disc before being cut into panes. The sheets were thicker towards the edge of the disc and were usually installed with the heavier side at the bottom."

Examples of other pieces of ancient glassware (Roman, etc.) exhibit no signs of glass "flow".

There's nothing the matter with this book!.......2002-09-11

"Eyewitness Matter" tells everything about Matter. It has chapters on solid matter, liquid matter and gas matter, plus chapters on molecules in motion, crystals, hot matter and more! All of the chapters in the book have descriptive information on the topics in Matter. If you have gotten the other Eyewitness Science Series books, then make sure you have this one.

Conceptual Chemistry: Understanding Our Wrold of Atoms and Molecules - Laboratory Manual

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Conceptual Chemistry: Understanding Our Wrold of Atoms and Molecules - Laboratory Manual
John Suchocki , and Donna Gibson
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ASIN: 0805382321

Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

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Perfect for Elementary School Kids
You'll love this book if you're teaching the elements
Absolutely Wonderful Chemistry
Recommended homeschoolers' resource
Fun and educational

Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! (Williamson Kids Can! Series)
Anita, Ph.D. Brandolini
Manufacturer: Williamson Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 188559383X

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Perfect for Elementary School Kids.......2007-01-10

When my son's third-grade teacher said the students could get extra credit for doing science experiments in front of the class, I began a search for a great book that would not only give simple, interesting experiments, but that would provide information about the concepts behind the projects. This book fit the bill perfectly! We've done two or three of these in front of the class already -- the kids were interested, and my son was able to convey some interesting scientific principles. Great for teachers, home schoolers, or parents intent on getting their kids extra credit. :)

You'll love this book if you're teaching the elements.......2005-05-29

I bought this for my 3rd and 4th grade homeschooled children. There are no concepts that make the Periodic Table seem dull or uninteresting in this book. Instead, it uses simple language for the elementary aged - middle school student, nice black and white drawings, and silly rhymes to make it seem so understandable and fascinating. You'll find it loaded with facts that interest children to help them draw it all together. The idea my kids are left with is that science is "so cool!" Many experiments, using everyday items, are throughout the book. This enhances the fun and learning. Science should be interesting and not boring. This book exceeded my expectations. I'm sure we'll continue to use this book for several years.

Absolutely Wonderful Chemistry.......2004-10-12

If you teach the elements and/or the periodic table to elementary students and want to make them come alive, this book is a definite must have. It is chock full of easy to prepare investigations as well as "element essentials" thumbnail sketches of various elements. Most materials are ones you have on hand either at home or school. Without a doubt, it is the best elementary chemistry book I have ever seen.

Recommended homeschoolers' resource.......2003-12-29

Calling all home educators! Here is a way to teach the periodic
table to your children using witty text, amusing illustrations, and
fascinating do-at-home experiments. Dr. Brandolini really helps
young and old alike to understand the science found in our everyday lives
through this intriguing book. This is one of those books that your kids will WANT to pull down from the home library shelves to enjoy.

Fun and educational.......2003-06-21

Excellent book for 8 grades and up! Great for science teachers and parents to explore unique and educational science projects.

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