The periodic table

I picked up a poster of the periodic table of elements at Dollar Tree last month, and it caused much excitement. FW almost couldn't sleep at night when this poster was in his room. The situation led me on a quest to find books about the periodic table appropriate for a kindergartener with Asperger's.

The Periodic Table: Elements with Style! from Basher/Adrian Dingle, which I found in my local public library, is meant for kids ages 9-12, but suits my supersmart, superlogical, fact-obsessed boy just fine. The periodic table is presented as cast of characters whose personalities reflect the properties of the element they represent. Each description has the right amount of hard science and kiddie fun to make this book a blast to read. The cartoon character created for each element is an added bonus for Asperger's kids who are visual thinkers.