A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table

Name: A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table
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ISBN: 9780241816653

Freya McGhee

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Puffin
08 September 2026

Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA)

A laugh-out-loud guide to the periodic table from comedian and chemist Freya McGhee

Hi! I'm Hydrogen, but you can call me H. I am the smallest element in the universe, but don't underestimate me. I was here FIRST, before all the other elements. (Literally, I've been around since the very beginning - before the planets, the stars and even your great-great-great gran.). Follow me as we explore a day in the life of a periodic table, and meet a cast of characters that might just explode any second...

This laugh-out-loud guide to the periodic table takes a playful look at different groups of elements and their characteristics, from the Hot Heads (the explosive ones) to the Introverts (the unreactive ones)

Packed with fascinating facts about real-life chemistry - such as, did you know the potassium in bananas makes them radioactive? (Don't worry, you'd need to eat about 10 million of them to get the same radiation as an X-ray...)

Written by comedian and chemist Freya McGhee, with hilarious comic strip illustrations by Aaron Blecha, this is the perfect funny read to teach kids aged 9+ about science without them even noticing...

By: Freya McGhee
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780241816653
ISBN 10: 0241816653
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 08 September 2026
Recommended Age: From 10 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Freya McGhee is one of two female comedians behind the popular stand-up show Comedians in STEM. She discovered her love of stand-up whilst studying chemistry at university, and now makes a living telling jokes about science (among other things!). Freya has a growing Instagram following of 52K followers, and her videos of science-related jokes are often used the classroom.