An explosive look at chemistry with Robert Winston - now in paperback

How do you make a dog? Why are helium balloons lighter than air? What are the secrets of the Philosopher's Stone?

It's Elementary! takes an amazing look at the stuff that stuff is made of. Discover the elements that make up everything from you to your dog! See what the elements are, how they were discovered and the extraordinary ways they affect our lives.

It's chemistry, but not as you know it.

This book is part of a book series called Big Questions .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Professor Robert Winston is a household name thanks to popular TV series that include The Human Body, which won three baftas, Superhuman, Walking with Cavemen and The Human Mind. A winner of the Royal Society's prestigious Michael Faraday Gold Award, he was made a life peer in 1995.