Adam's Atomic Adventures

My grandchildren, ages 8 and 9, loved reading about Adam and his adventures with atoms and elements. My granddaughter was introduced to science in a positive, fun way and my grandson, already into science, enjoyed the story and learned about elements at the same time. I highly recommend this book to get children interested in science.

Alice Baxter brings Chemistry to life for young audiences. I bought a copy to read to my kids and they love it. They've taken to asking me questions about basic chemistry all the time. When the kids were younger I swore by educational toys and this is the logical next step. I hope Ms. Baxter is hard at work creating more adventures for Adam, my kids are begging for it.

Adam's Atomic Adventures reminds me of a Richard Feynman quote: "If, in some cataclysm, all scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and only one sentence passed on to the next generation of creatures, what statement would contain the most information in the fewest words? I believe it is the atomic hypothesis... that all things are made of atoms -- little particles that move around in perpetual motion, attracting each other when they are a little distance apart, but repelling upon being squeezed into one another. In that one sentence you will see an enormous amount of information about the world, if just a little imagination and thinking are applied." Adams Atomic Adventures makes the basics of atomic theory come alive to grade school kids, years before they'll first be taught it in school. It's a fun book, and I think kids who read it will really benefit from the introduction when their science classes begin in earnest a few years later.

I gave this book to my 9 year old daughter for Christmas. Because it was a science book I had thought that I would read it outloud to her a little bit every day but I ended up handing it to her one night when she didn't know what to read and she got into it right away and finished it in 2 days ! She didn't seem to have the impression to be reading a science book - she found it very entertaining and did learn about the different elements and how they are made. Her brothers were home from college and she had a discussion with them about which are the pure metals. Those are wonderful moments for parents to witness !

As an educator, I'm fortunate to have stumbled upon Adams Atomic Adventures. Rarely in my experience does a children's book present challenging and intricate scientific concepts in such an entertaining way. Adam's Adventures are perfect for a curious student or a parent looking to introduce general science or chemistry to their children. I highly recommend Adams Atomic Adventures for the home or the classroom.