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Simple language and humorous illustrations show how forces make things move, prevent them from starting to move, and stop them from moving.

Explains how forces and friction work, providing information on the different types of forces, the role they play in daily life, the ways they are measured, and other related topics.

The kids from Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about friction and forces when they drive the Magic School Bus inside a book about physics.

An introduction to forces that discusses pushes, pulls, motion, direction, speed, and friction, and provides everyday examples and instructions for an activity.

Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers in kindergarten through third grade to the concept of motion, explaining what it is and how it impacts the world around them.

Simply describes the forces of friction and other physics concepts using common toys such as bicycles and yo-yos, and includes experiments.

Explains the concepts of work, gravity, and friction, describes machines and different kinds of pulleys, and includes simple experiments.

Presents an introduction to gravity and force, explaining how they impact and shape everything that happens, and showing how the work of Sir Isacc Newton changed the way people look at the world, making concepts like friction and magnetism easy to understand.

Text and photographs provide information for young readers about the scientific concepts of force, gravity, and friction.

A book on physics enables the magic school bus to take Ms. Fizzle's class to play baseball in a world without friction and to experience the forces needed to get home again.

Forces move everything around us. That may sound scary and complicated, but this book shows readers that forces like friction and other laws of motion can be fascinating and fun! Innovative flowcharts bring these abstract concepts to life via brilliant photographs matched with fact boxes showing readers how the moon impacts tides on Earth, and how magnetic forces act on matter throughout the universe.

"When you ride a bike, what makes you stop? Friction. There are different types of friction that help us do things.

Readers will learn all about this simple machine through interesting real-world examples.

This innovative book introduces readers to real-world examples of the wedge and thoroughly explains how this tool works.

Explores how applied physics relates to the design and construction of roller coasters.