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A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table
  • Published: 3 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241816660
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table

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5 Jan 2027
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3 Sept 2026
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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...

  • This laugh-out-loud guide to the periodic table is the perfect funny read to teach kids aged 9+ about science without them even noticing...

  • 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.
  • Published: 3 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241816660
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208
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About the authors

Freya McGhee

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 57K followers, and her videos of science-related jokes are often used the classroom.
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Praise for A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table

Step into A Day in the Life of the Periodic Table, where every element is a character and chemistry is a riotous, all-ages adventure. In this jolly irreverent guide, Freya McGhee and Aaron Blecha transform the periodic table from a static classroom chart into a living, breathing cast of personalities, each with their own quirks, dramas, and dazzling scientific secrets.

Roger Highfield, Science Director, The Science Museum