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

By Madeline J Hayes and Lucy D Hayes

Book Overview

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 series: 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1486718620
• ISBN13: 9781486718627
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Flowerpot Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5