Students of chemistry and of life, rejoice! Put down your huge textbooks-you’re free! This handy little guide will fit in your back pocket yet give volumes of detail about the elements; enough to cover virtually any situation where you’d need to refer to the periodic table. This useful tool is an abridged version of the Oxford University Press book, A Guide to the Elements, which was honored with major awards from Science Books and Films magazine, and the Society of School Librarians International. It also won the Parents’ Choice Gold Award. This tiny edition provides brief surveys of all 114 elements and features an easy-to-read complete periodic table in a quick foldout.