Kenney, Karen Forces and Motion Investigations, 32
pages. NON-FICTION. Lerner, 2018. $20.
This book explores forces and motion with short chapters on
where movement comes from, what keeps objects in space, what makes things move,
and how does a rocket escape gravity. It features historical figures and
discoveries, an experiment readers can try for themselves, and lots of
analogies that students will relate to –like trampolines and sports. Contains diagrams
and bright photographs.
Although this is a nice book for upper elementary –I get
zero requests from teachers and students for books on this topic. I believe
that is because this topic is better taught by example (like in class
demonstrations and experiments or even videos) rather than by reading about it.
I already had quite a few books on forces and motion in the library –the only
kind I would add to this collection is come kind of fictionalize picture book story
that illustrated the topic to use as an attention grabber.
EL – OPTIONAL Stephanie, Elementary School Librarian &
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