How Do You Stop a Moving Train?
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2021

How Do You Stop a Moving Train?

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

Part of the How Do? series

Discover the science behind everyday mysteries in a fun, interactive way.

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32 pages
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Bookroo's summary

Curious about how astronauts float or how pizza reaches your mouth? Dive into the How Do series, where young readers explore physics through engaging questions and answers. Uncover the secrets of motion, gravity, and more with vibrant illustrations and simple diagrams. Each page invites you to guess and learn, making complex concepts accessible and fun. Will you solve the mysteries of the universe?

From the publisher

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.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Picture
Lexile
910L
Themes & topics
Books about mathBooks about technologyBooks about physicsBooks about science and natureBooks about how things work and are made
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.9
F&P level
~V
Publication
Published
October 5, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781486718627

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