# A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table

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- Book: [A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table](https://www.bookquiver.com/freya-mcghee/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-periodic-table) ([A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/freya-mcghee/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-periodic-table.md))
- Authors: [Freya McGhee](https://www.bookquiver.com/freya-mcghee)
- Publisher: Puffin
- ISBN: 978-02-4181-665-3
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2026-09-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Hi! I’m Hydrogen, but you can call me H. I am the smallest element in the universe, but don’t underestimate me. I was here FIRST, before all the other elements. (Literally, I’ve been around since the very beginning – before the planets, the stars and even your great-great-great gran.). Follow me as we explore a day in the life of a periodic table, and meet a cast of characters that might just explode any second... This laugh-out-loud guide to the periodic table takes a playful look at different groups of elements and their characteristics, from the Hot Heads (the explosive ones) to the Introverts (the unreactive ones) Packed with fascinating facts about real-life chemistry – such as, did you know the potassium in bananas makes them radioactive? (Don't worry, you'd need to eat about 10 million of them to get the same radiation as an X-ray...) Written by comedian and chemist Freya McGhee, with hilarious comic strip illustrations by Aaron Blecha, this is the perfect funny read to teach kids aged 9+ about science without them even noticing...