Roads allow people and goods to travel across land quickly and safely. Discover the engineering behind roads.

Squishing, stretching, turning, and twisting. Author Peter Riley makes learning about physical science concepts fun. After core principals of force are explained through easy-to-understand scenarios, such as when a child pulls on their socks, the concepts of gravity, friction, and magnetic fields are explored. Readers will learn how to use magnets through entertaining experiments. Answers to activities are provided at the back of the book, each activity...

The perfect, low-level book for introducing magnets and how they work. Kids will be able to identify many magnetic objects after reading this book, as well as what materials are NOT magnetic.

Why do some things float while others sink? Readers learn about buoyancy and density, guess what type of objects will float or sink, and conduct a floating experiment of their own! Great for STEM and content literacy.

People invent and improve tools to solve problems. The shape of a tool helps it work. Take a look at some jobs, big and small. Choose the tool that is just right for each task. Fully decodable text features high-frequency words, and words with the j, v, and x sounds. Also features tips for teachers and caregivers along with additional information at the end to build the reader's background knowledge of the topic. Downloadable Teacher Notes available....

What does swimming in a pool, drinking through a straw, breathing in air, and circulating blood all have in common? They all require a form of air or water pressure! Readers will discover the variety of ways that air and water pressure make an impact on our lives. This fact-filled nonfiction title includes real-life examples, vivid images, helpful graphs and diagrams, and basic experiments to help students begin to understand physics concepts. Readers...

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The earth is round, so why don't some people hang upside down? The answer is gravity! With age-appropriate critical thinking questions and carefully leveled text, young readers will learn all about the concept of gravity while building nonfiction reading skills.

A baseball player slides on the ground to tag a base. A toy car's wheels rub against the floor and slow the toy car down. Friction is at work all around you. But what exactly is friction? And how does it affect different objects? Read this book to find out! Learn all about matter, energy, and forces in the Exploring Physical Science series, part of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning...

You push a swing. Your brother pulls a wagon. Forces are at work all around you. But what exactly is a force? And how do forces act on different objects? Read this book to find out! Learn all about matter, energy, and forces in the Exploring Physical Science series, part of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books bring nonfiction topics to life!

What goes up must come down! How often have you heard this saying? This typically refers to the effects that gravity has on objects. Without gravity our lives and surroundings would be very strange! Let this physical science book pull you into learning about the power of gravity both on Earth and out of this world. Teach third-grade students about mass, weight, inertia, gravity, and more with the colorful images and fun facts in this high-interest...