Zoom!: Wile E. Coyote Experiments with Speed and Velocity

by Mark Weakland, Paco Sordo (Illustrator)

Overview

Wile E. Coyote really wants to catch Road Runner. Watch as he experiments with speed and velocity in different ways to try and capture that bird. Will Wile E. be speedy enough? Or will he fizzle and tire out? Read inside to find out!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515737384
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Wile E. Coyote, Physical Science Genius Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.17(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mark Weakland wears many hats. As an author, he's written books for teachers, including Super Core!: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, published by the International Reading Association. His book topics for children include sports, bacteria, comets, and poetry. Mark's also a reading specialist. He teaches kindergarten children, third graders, parents, and teachers. As a musician and songwriter, Mark sings, plays percussion, and strums the guitar. Many of his songs, including "I Sure Love Pancakes" and "The Dooflicky Machine," have won national awards and contests. Mark lives in Western Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

The need for speed — Full speed ahead — Viva velocity! — Pedal to the metal — Measuring displacement.

Interviews

Humorous text and illustrations will help readers learn tough physical science topics.                                                     Aligns with STEM concepts and NGSS.        Diagrams help readers visually connect with the science topics

Editorial Reviews

In this book Wile E. Coyote is always racing and changing direction in his quest to catch the Road Runner so speed and velocity are the subject matter. As the reader follows the plight of Wile E Coyote the author presents experiments, explanations of the concepts of speed and velocity, formulas, and common uses for velocity measurements. The cartoon theme is continued in a story format to keep the attention of the reader with the humorous adventures of the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. This is a high interest book as it presents the use of speed and velocity concepts in a humorous venue. The author presents the science within the text of the familiar cartoon characters who continue their well–known adventures. There are other science related books in this series, all of which would be an excellent resource for classroom and school libraries.

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