In “The Story of Science, ” Joy Hakim once again captivates her readers with a thorough description of the development of modern chemistry. Look for interesting stories, meaningful quotes, and relevant pictures, as well as connections with math, physics, astronomy, and history. It’s a great sequel to The Story of Science, Book One: Aristotle Leads the Way.

As younger kids, my family enjoyed The Mystery of the Periodic Table and Fizz, Bubble x%x Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! (Williamson Kids Can! Series)%. “Newton at the Center” filled in more details and captured our curiousity, which motivated us all in our study of high school chemistry.