{"product_id":"newtons-laws-a-fairy-tale-paperback","title":"Newton's Laws: A Fairy Tale [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA 123-page illustrated fairy tale that teaches Newton's three laws of motion through the adventures of Kip, a curious boy with nothing but an apple to his name, and Newton, an eccentric wizard who keeps figuring out how the universe works by accident. Along with rival wizard Leibniz, the contested heir Prince Eric, and a guard captain very devoted to him, they discover the laws of motion together — and (mostly) save the kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWritten by Sarah Allen, illustrated in full color by Sheila Stephanie Elizan. For ages 9–12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping: This is a print-on-demand paperback. Please allow 2–3 weeks for printing and delivery.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you need it sooner, the paperback is also available on Amazon with faster shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eNote: This is the current edition of Newton's Laws. It differs from the first-edition version included in the Fairy Tale Physics Books 1–4 omnibus. (Same story, but more illustrations, and the practice problems are integrated into stories now, too.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/8395\/8338\/files\/Newton_s_Laws_Sample.pdf?v=1782319662\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to Open a Sample PDF\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead a Sample\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFour chapters of fairy tale (roughly the first 75 pages), where Kip and Newton discover the three laws of motion in the wild — by tumbling over cliffs, picking up rocks on the road, arguing with rival wizard Leibniz, and climbing a tower that won't stop swaying in the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\"A Note from the Librarian\" sidebars throughout the story that connect each plot moment to the real physics: Newton's three laws, friction, the normal force, weight vs. mass, velocity vs. acceleration, with brief tastes of entropy and calculus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\"Try to Break the Law!\" hands-on experiments woven into the text — things kids can try with a rolling chair, a wall, a friend, a sock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFive practice sections in the back:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA worked free-body-diagram example told as a story (Newton's tippy tower)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFive free-body-diagram problems to draw (unicorn, troll, pirate, dragon, dragon-in-dive)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eF=ma setup practice with friction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA creative writing prompt — \"you've been appointed the official bard of the land of fairy tale physics\" — write your own physics story about Newton's Second Law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRiddles in the Woods with the Trickster Fairy, on identifying third-law force pairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA vocabulary glossary at the end covering force, perpendicular, normal, weight, mass, velocity, and acceleration in plain language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded with your paperback: \u003c\/strong\u003ebonus Free Body Diagrams Worksheet (with answer key)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eYour purchase also comes with a separate illustrated worksheet, delivered by a digital-download email after you order (so your reader can dig in while the book is on its way). It's designed around the most common misconceptions kids run into with free body diagrams. 20 problems total:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e15 qualitative scenarios (a book on a table, a chandelier, a hockey puck sliding, a sailboat speeding up, a squirrel on a branch, sliding across the floor in your socks…)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e5 \"make up a scenario to fit this diagram\" problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA full illustrated answer key with every force labeled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eGreat for reinforcing what the book teaches, or as a standalone for any kid learning Newton's laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on answers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe book itself doesn't have a traditional answer key — the practice problems are resolved within the story. For example, the Trickster Fairy walks you through whether each force pair is a third-law pair and why. The bonus worksheet does have a full separate answer key.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo summarize, here's everything you'll get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe paperback book (123 pages, full-color illustrations), shipped to you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePDF of the Free Body Diagrams Worksheet, with answer key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe worksheet arrives by email after purchase; the paperback arrives in 2–3 weeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSarah Allen tutored math and physics for twenty years before becoming a full-time fantasy writer. She has a physics degree from the University of Washington (graduated with college and departmental honors) and a master's in Cognition and Learning from Columbia. Her goal is to write the sort of physics books she would have wanted as a kid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eAges 9–12 · 123 pages · Illustrated in color\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah McCarthy LLC","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":43888338042946,"sku":"9798950539008","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/8395\/8338\/files\/Shopify_FTP_Omnibus_and_Allora_2.png?v=1783558207","url":"https:\/\/shop.mathwithsarah.com\/products\/newtons-laws-a-fairy-tale-paperback","provider":"Math with Sarah","version":"1.0","type":"link"}