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Gravity Is a Mystery
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- Book Synopsis
- <p><strong>Read and find out about gravity in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.</strong></p><p>What goes up must come down. Everybody knows that. But what is it that pulls everything from rocks to rockets toward the center of the earth? It's gravity.</p><p>Nobody can say exactly what it is, but gravity is there, pulling on everything, all the time. With the help of an adventurous scientist and his fun-loving dog, you can read and find out about this mysterious force.</p><p>This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: </p><ul><li>hands-on and visual</li><li>acclaimed and trusted</li><li>great for classrooms</li></ul><p><strong>Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: </strong></p><ul><li>Entertain and educate at the same time</li><li>Have appealing, child-centered topics</li><li>Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers</li><li>Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach</li><li>Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations</li><li>Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills</li><li>Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists</li><li>Meet national science education standards</li><li>Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field</li><li>Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests</li></ul><p>Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.</p>
- About The Author
- Franklyn M. Branley was the originator of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series and the author of close to 150 popular books about scientific topics for young readers of all ages. He was Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780064452014
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, (29 May 2007)
- Number of Pages
- 40
- Weight
- 168 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 202 x 253 x 4 mm
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