"A spectacular visual guide to the more than 100 elements that make up you and everything around you"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes index.

Meet the elements -- What is an element? -- Everyday elements -- Atoms -- Making elements -- The periodic table -- Gallery -- Fiery & fizzing metals -- Fiery & fizzing metals -- Alkali metals -- Hydrogen -- Alkaline earth metals -- Calcium -- Mainstream metals -- Mainstream metals -- Earth -- Transition metals -- Gold -- Copper -- Elements in art -- Iron -- Rare earth metals -- Heavy Elements -- Radioactive elements -- Poor metals -- Metalloids -- Nonmetals & gases -- Nonmetals & gases -- Deadly elements -- Nonmetals -- Oxygen -- Human body -- Carbon -- Carbon for life -- Halogens -- Noble gases -- History of discovery -- Element quest -- New ideas -- Creating elements -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits and acknowledgments.