{"product_id":"newtons-laws-a-fairy-tale-pdf-ebook-worksheet","title":"Newton's Laws: A Fairy Tale [PDF + eBook + worksheet]","description":"\u003cp\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\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Sarah Allen, illustrated in full color by Sheila Stephanie Elizan. For ages 9–12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside the book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour chapters of fairy tale\u003c\/strong\u003e (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\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"A Note from the Librarian\" sidebars\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"Try to Break the Law!\" hands-on experiments\u003c\/strong\u003e woven into the text — things kids can try with a rolling chair, a wall, a friend, a sock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive practice sections in the back:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eA worked free-body-diagram example told as a story (Newton's tippy tower)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFive free-body-diagram problems to draw (unicorn, troll, pirate, dragon, dragon-in-dive)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eF=ma setup practice with friction\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\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\u003eRiddles in the Woods with the Trickster Fairy, on identifying third-law force pairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA vocabulary glossary\u003c\/strong\u003e at the end covering force, perpendicular, normal, weight, mass, velocity, and acceleration in plain language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlus a bonus: Free Body Diagrams Worksheet (with answer key)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA separate illustrated worksheet designed around the most common misconceptions kids run into with free body diagrams. 20 problems total:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\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\u003e5 \"make up a scenario to fit this diagram\" problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA full illustrated answer key\u003c\/strong\u003e with every force labeled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreat for reinforcing what the book teaches, or as a standalone for any kid learning Newton's laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA note on answers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you'll get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEPUB\u003c\/strong\u003e of the book (for Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, and other e-readers)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDF\u003c\/strong\u003e of the book (for reading on any computer, tablet, or phone — or for printing)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDF worksheet\u003c\/strong\u003e with answer key\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDelivered by email immediately after purchase, plus available on your download page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Allen tutored math and physics for twenty years before becoming a full-time fantasy writer. 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