Name: Physics Fables
Item: Physics Fables
Rating: 4
Author: D.R. Martin

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Physics fun for the whole family with charming tales of adventure and interactive activities

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Physics Fables is a collection of short stories that teach physics concepts through fantasy adventures. Each story includes hands-on activities, discussion questions, and explanations of the concepts. Geared towards kids ages 8-10, these stories introduce Einstein's Special Relativity, the physics of animal perception, how bees use math to navigate, density, buoyancy, and magnetism.

Sarah Allen’s 2024 book Physics Fables is a wonderful collection of short stories about the world of physics written for kids ages 8-10 years old. Each story provides interactive activities, discussion questions, and entertaining explanations of the concepts.

In the introduction, the book invites the reader to explore the stories and topics in any way they like. So, while you are free to skip the science notes and activity boxes the book provides, you will want to circle back on these because they are fun, fascinating, and interactive additions that enhance each story.

The stories also use illustrations from four unique artists, Vladimir Djekic, Donna Schafer, Nathan Ranieri Moncao, and Marie Delwart. Each artist crafts warm, charming images that range from pastel drawings to cute manga pictures, and while the styles vary, they complement and reflect the uniqueness of each story and topic.

As with all good literature, the begin with the familiar, Once Upon a Time.

1. Story one, “The Tortoise, the Hare, and the Photon: A Story of Special Relativity,” reinvents the classic tale to explain the relative speed of moving objects.

2. Next, “Sakura and the Many-Layered Sea: A Tale of Density and Buoyancy” is a tale of a brave girl’s quest to find magical mermaids, and learns how layers and density might be the answer to her prayers.

3. The third tale, “Clemmm and the Polar Coordinates” explores the notion that bees use math to navigate and communicate concepts of distance, direction, radius, and degree with a cute little bee dance. Clever bees.

4. Next, “The Emperor Butterfly’s New Clothes: Exploring the Physics of Animal Perception” looks at the unique and amazing ways that animals perceive the world, from butterflies, to lions, to hippos, and more.

5. And finally, “The Wayfarer’s Scepter: An Adventure in Magnetism” tells the story of a young girl’s mission to share the wonder of magnetism across a land of dragons and danger.

In summary, Sarah Allen’s book Physics Fables, presents very complex concepts at a level that is fun and interactive for readers of all ages, and provides thoughtful information in a charming and captivating manner. However, I give the book four out of five stars (4 of 5) because the styles differences make the collection feel more grouped than blended, and while some of the topics have developed stories, a few are ideas of stories that focus on the science notes and QRC activities.

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Oh sure, you'll read this, but you won't leave a comment, fine. D.R. Martin is the mind behind the Grim Chronicles series, which he dreamt up in Bangkok, TH. Youngest of 8 kids in a navy family, he has a BA in Film, an MA in Media, and lives with his wife, teenage son, and two cats in Chicago-land.

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