Even the most serious chemist will enjoy seeing such illustrations as nitrogen personified floating above a stick of TNT, sporting a beard and mohawk. Playful and endearing in a way that conveys a real appreciation for the elements.
-Sam Lemonick, Chemical & Engineering News, American Chemical Society
This book takes the boring old periodic table and enhances it, giving the elements a life and spirit of their own all while teaching readers about those elements.
-Wally Bahny, TechRepublic
The art is both sweet and clear, with brown and yellow cartoons on uncluttered pages that pack a wallop of information.
-School Library Journal
Yorifuji's personification worked for me. I never took chemistry in high school and so have an incomplete understanding it. Wonderful Life with the Elements gave the Periodic Table contours I was able to grasp.
-Roger Kay, Forbes.com's Endpoint Analysis Blog
The original presentation of this material and the amusing personal touches are fantastic and turn this book into a fun, easy read.
-Adrian Woodhead, Slashdot
The best word to describe this gem from another culture is idiosyncratic, others include informative and entertaining. A new window into the teaching of the elements. Upper school pupils will love it.
-The School Librarian
If chemistry seems cold and unfriendly, Wonderful Life with the Elements: The Periodic Table Personified by Bunpei Yorifuji will help you get to know it better... and make you laugh out loud.
-Karen McGhee, COSMOS magazine
A new, fascinating way to learn about the elements.
-Emma Shiells, Chemistry World
Takes the Periodic Table and transforms it into a learning experience.
-Greg Laden, National Geographic's ScienceBlogs
The astonishing attention to scientific details demonstrate a sophisticated grasp of the concepts and some serious artistic chops, but the real joy lies in Yorifuji's infectious, playful enthusiasm--bound to draw in even the most entrenched science-phobes.
-Katherine Montgomery, Shelf Awareness
A great book for chemistry students and anyone who loves to see chemistry and comics in tandem.
-Lauren Davis, io9
The charming micro-vignettes nudge the young reader towards that ever-marvelous space where science and whimsy intersect.
-Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
This book would make a great gift for any aspiring young scientist or even an adult who loves to learn.
-Ruth Suehle, Wired.com's GeekMom
It's one of the most entertaining and interesting books I've ever read-on any subject!
-James Floyd Kelly, Wired.com's GeekDad