The Wonder Book of Chemistry (1922) (Linked Table of Contents);

Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (1823 – 1915) was a French teacher, physicist, chemist, botanist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on chemistry and the lives of insects.

"The Wonder Book of Chemistry" is similar in coverage to "Middle School Chemistry" but covers more including some biochemistry. The book consists of a lively "Uncle Paul" teaching his nephews chemistry by performing various demonstrations and chemical experiments.



Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION
II. MIXING AND COMBINING
III. THE SLICE OF TOAST
IV. SIMPLE SUBSTANCES
V. COMPOUND SUBSTANCES
VI. EXPERIMENTS WITH THE BREATH
VII. EXPERIMENTS WITH AIR
VIII. FURTHER EXPERIMENTS WITH AIR
IX. THE TWO SPARROWS
X. BURNING PHOSPHORUS
XI. BURNING METALS
XII. SALES
XIII. A TALK ON TOOLS
XIV. OXYGEN
XV. AIR AND COMBUSTION
XVI. BUST
XVII. AT THE BLACKSMITH'S
XVIII. HYDROGEN
XIX. A DROP OF WATER
XX. A PIECE OF CHALK
XXI. CARBONIC-ACID GAS
XXII. DIFFERENT KINDS OF WATER
XXIII. PLANTS AT WORK
XXIV. SULPHUR
XXV. CHLORIN
XXVI. NITROGEN COMPOUNDS