How Do You Stop a Moving Train?: A Physics Book About Forces

by Lucy D Hayes, Madeline J. Hayes, Srimalie Bassani (Illustrator)

Have you ever wondered how astronauts float in space, or how your pizza gets from your plate to your mouth? In the How Do series, readers are invited to guess and then explore the science behind the right answers. Basic principles of physics, including learning about distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, forces, friction, gravity, and Newton’s laws of motion, are explored through informative and engaging text in this newest addition to the How Do series. About the How Do These visually appealing STEM titles for inquisitive readers and young science enthusiasts, are fully illustrated nonfiction picture books that are a great introduction to various STEM topics. Each title includes facts and figures, simple diagrams and hilarious illustrations and is written in a question-and-answer format to encourage readers to ask questions and guess the answers before exploring the science behind the correct answers.

Genres: Science

32 pages, Hardcover

Published October 5, 2021

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting. Applicable to kids. Although the authors intended to reach the kids on some level with examples that are relatable, most of the text is so dry, and very disjointed. More application of specifics in a story form would make this better than teaching dry rules and formulas.