{"product_id":"the-hopeful-queen-of-the-clockwork-court-paperback","title":"The Hopeful Queen of the Clockwork Court [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003eA full-length middle grade novel that teaches real physics inside the story — 294 pages, for readers ages 9–12. Paperback, with black-and-white sketches by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/8395\/8338\/files\/Sample_The_Hopeful_Queen_of_the_Clockwork_Court.pdf?v=1788968338\"\u003eRead a Sample\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElise plans everything. Edmond plans nothing. They have two weeks to save his life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElise is the princess of a city that runs on clockwork, and she has never in her life left the castle. She has, however, read every book in it. Twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdmond is a prince from the coast who has been shipwrecked, chased by pirates, had his bootlaces tied to an enormous catfish, and been trapped in underwater caves more times than he can count. He has quest protocols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a wizard curses Edmond to sleep one hour longer every night — until every hour is sleep, forever — the two of them set off across the sea inside a giant pelican to find help from the only people who might know how to undo it: two wizards named Archimedes and Bernoulli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing that follows is anything Elise planned for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIf you already own Fluid Mechanics or the Books 1–4 collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book began as \u003cem\u003eFluid Mechanics: A Fairy Tale\u003c\/em\u003e and grew into something about five times its length — a new setting, new characters, a great deal more physics, and a different ending. It's a separate book rather than a new edition, so reading both isn't buying the same story twice, though you'll recognize a few of the puzzles. \u003cem\u003eFluid Mechanics\u003c\/em\u003e itself is being retired; the original short version still appears as Book 2 in \u003cem\u003eFairy Tale Physics: Books 1–4\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-seven chapters of story across 294 pages, with a few black-and-white sketches by the author and fourteen \"Notes from the Librarian\" set between the chapters. The notes are where the science lives — the librarian who collects these books explains whatever Elise has just run into, in plain language, with pronunciation guides for the names and terms. They're optional by design. Skip every one of them and the story still works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe physics, in the order the story needs it:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTimekeeping\u003c\/strong\u003e — water clocks (clepsydras), pendulums, and why a clock's rod changes length with the temperature\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuoyancy and displacement\u003c\/strong\u003e — why things float, why the water rises when you get into the bath, and Archimedes' Principle\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressure\u003c\/strong\u003e — what pressure actually means, why it increases with depth, and Torricelli's law\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBernoulli's Principle and the Venturi effect\u003c\/strong\u003e — why fast-moving fluid pushes less hard, and what that does inside a narrowing pipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSiphons and flow rate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchimedes' Screw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfirmation bias\u003c\/strong\u003e — a note on why we tend to find the evidence we expect, which is also what the plot is doing at that moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArchimedes, Galileo and Bernoulli turn up as characters, and their real work is what they're actually doing in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThings to try, and the resource page\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral of the Librarian's notes end with an experiment you can do with what's already in the kitchen — a straw or a length of tube, a glass of water, a container and something that sinks. There's also a free companion page at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mathwithsarah.com\/elise\"\u003eMathwithSarah.com\/elise\u003c\/a\u003e, linked from inside the book, with animations, videos and extra resources for the trickier ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne thing this book doesn't have:\u003c\/strong\u003e problem sets and answer keys. \u003cem\u003eNewton's Laws\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFluid Mechanics\u003c\/em\u003e in the Books 1–4 collection end with quantitative practice problems worked all the way through; this one doesn't. The explanations, the pronunciation guides and the experiments are carried inside the Librarian's notes instead, and the math stays optional. It's a novel first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDigital downloads included with your order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYour purchase also comes with the complete book in two digital formats:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA PDF of the book\u003c\/strong\u003e — for any device, or for printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn EPUB\u003c\/strong\u003e — for Kindle, Apple Books or Kobo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth are ready the moment you check out — the download buttons are right there on the confirmation page. Your order confirmation email also has a \u003cstrong\u003eView Order and Downloads\u003c\/strong\u003e button, which takes you back to your order page to download them any time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e this is a print-on-demand paperback — please allow 2–3 weeks for printing and delivery. 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