Book Overview
Tom-the-Atom represents the Carbon Atom, the most crucial atom in the Universe. A series of illustrated science books for children and adolescents. The young reader will become familiar with the world of atoms, which make up all the material in the Universe; the Earth, the planets, the stars, and you and me. The young reader is invited to become part of the World of Atoms and to develop his/her understanding of how atoms form everything. Tom the Atom, Book 4: Water matters Tom the Atom introduces to Henry, Mary, and you two additional siblings, from his same family of the Non-Metals: tiny Hydrogen and ample Oxygen. When two Hydrogen atoms and one Oxygen atom make a firm handshake (covalent bond), the three atoms produce a water molecule to quench your thirst.
