275-paged book written by Dr. Joe Schwarcz. The ECW Press in Toronto, Canada published it in 2002. This book is included in the popular science genre. In the book, there are sixty-two anecdotes that talk about the relevance of chemistry in our daily lives. The answers to many of our questions and mysteries are revealed as well, such as why beer is only sold in brown bottles or why at least a small amount of egg yolk is required in any type of ice cream recipe. Dr. Joe Schwarcz’ main purpose for writing this
Illustrations in children's literature have important functions and complex role; that what make critic like Mable Segun argues “Illustrations are literature in their own right whether used by themselves or integrated with written texts” (Segun 3), for Segun illustrations have pictorial language that goes directly to child mind, she thinks pictorial codes better than verbal codes; pre-schools use books with images only for children, for her words make ''vague'' images in children mind (1-2). The