Tom the Atom, Book 6: Comics

Tom-the-Atom represents the Carbon Atom, the most crucial atom in the Universe. A series of illustrated science books for children and adolescents. The young reader will become familiar with the world of atoms, which make up all the material in the Universe; the Earth, the planets, the stars, and you and me. The young reader is invited to become part of the World of Atoms and to develop his/her understanding of how atoms form everything. Tom the Atom, Book 6: Lithium, highly reactive and flammable, do not eat it; it may make you distractible! Tom-the-Atom introduces the concept of the Periodic Table. A table invented by humans. It accommodates the 92 naturally occurring atoms that exist in the entire Universe. The readers will learn to guess the atom's character by only looking at the Periodic Table. You will meet with Lithium, Li, from the family of the Alkali Metals. Tom-the-Atom and Lithium introduce the concepts of electro-negativity, positive and negative ions, and ionic bonding.