How a Boy Became a Scientist: Dmitri Mendeleev, Cheese Chemistry, and Adventures in the Sky.

The series of stories about great people of Russia continues with a book dedicated to Dmitri Mendeleev.
Young readers will learn about how little Dima Mendeleev was raised in a large family, how he studied in gymnasium, how difficult it was for a boy from provincial Tobolsk to enter a metropolitan institute, and of course, they will get acquainted with the most important and bold discoveries of the great scientist. To make the acquaintance with Mendeleev's great ideas more enjoyable, children and their parents are offered a simple practical experiment, the result of which can be eaten for breakfast.
For younger school age