Overview
Learn about forces and motion as you join the farm animals on their trip to the market. The wheels on their cart help when they push, pull, and stop on their journey. Great way to get kids interested in science in the classroom or at home!
Full Product Details
Author: Claire Llewellyn ,
Simone Abel
Publisher: Capstone Press
Imprint: Capstone Press
Dimensions:
Width: 25.40cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.018kg
ISBN: 9781404806566
ISBN 10: 1404806563
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 September 2004
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
"http: //www.booklistonline.com/Classroom-Connections-Forces-and-Motion-Leeper-Angela/pid=6378753 Adorable farm animals wonder how they'll take their goods to the market in this picture book. They have a cart to help, but they still need a push or pull to get them moving. Their path, which takes them up and down hills, around a fallen tree, and straight through thick mud, provides opportunities to discuss forces and motion. A concluding section recaps the forces used on this trip.-- ""Book Links, ""Forces & Motion"""" In this book for very young children, plants and animals are caricatured in the illustrations and speak via ""balloons"" coming from their mouths. Every page is a double-page colored picture with very little prose. The life cycle of frogs is described and then reviewed. For example, on pages 24-25, one adult frog asks, ""How many eggs does a mommy lay?"" The other adult frog answers, ""It could be as many as 5,000. Amazing, huh?"" A young frog on a nearby lily pad is listening. Nothing is said about a contribution by a ""daddy"" frog. Tadpoles are shown hatching out of their eggs and eating aquatic plants. Predator fish are also shown. In the full-color drawings, tadpoles grow legs and lose their tails. Gills are mentioned, but not pictured. Adult frogs are shown catching lies on their tongues. On pages 28-29, the entire life cycle of frogs in general is reviewed, except for fertilization of the eggs. The double life of amphibians is clearly pictured, but the word ""amphibian"" is now mentioned. ""Fun Facts"" on page 31 includes such information as ""Most frogs can jump more than 20 times their own body length."" A bibliography, the addresses of Web sites, and an index are also provided. The ""Trouble"" referred to in the title is the fact that tadpoles ""grow up too fast."" This could be a read-aloud book in a Pre-K class.-- ""Science Books & Films"" The laws of physics present problems for the farmer and his animals as they try to take their goods to market. A fun introduction. http: //www.teachingkidsbooks.com/-- ""Teaching with Kids' Books"""
