Platinum

Contributor(s): Roza, Greg (Author)

ISBN: 9781482405040

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

$23.45

Pub Date: December 30, 2013

Dewey: 669.24

Lexile Code: 0920

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: 07 to 10

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.60" L x 8.70" W ( 0.55 lbs) 24 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Earth Sciences Rocks and Minerals | Technology | How Things WorkAre Made

Series: Rare and Precious Metals

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000164173 ( Platinum)

Reading level: 5.30

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Platinum is even rarer than gold, and that makes this metal just as precious. Besides a source of wealth, platinum is used to make jewelry, electronics, magnets, medicine, and other valuable objects. This remarkable element and important science concepts are explored throughout this book. Graphic organizers, colorful photographs, and fun fact boxes add support to the text.

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