Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Summary:
"Chemical reactions are happening all around us and inside our bodies. From a scab forming on a cut to the creation of carbon dioxide as a waste product, there are so many ways chemistry plays a part in how the human body works. Each spread of this...book offers readers a...fact about popcorn, flour, or other familiar items and relates it to chemistry in understandable and age-appropriate language. These real-life examples and explanations of chemistry in our world engage readers with important STEM concepts such as states of matter, atoms, acids, and more"--Amazon.com.
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