How to Make a Pom-Pom Flyer: A 4D Book

by Barbara Alpert

Overview

Pull back, and let it fly! This book shows you how to build your own pom-pom flyer. Using simple materials and easy step-by-step instructions, young readers can explore the science of forces and motion behind this fun project.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977102249
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2019
Series:	Hands-On Science Fun Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Barbara Alpert has written nine children’s books, including two Capstone books, A Look at Magnets and Electricity All Around, which were inspired by a Toshiba America Foundation Grant she won to teach her fourth grade class about magnets and electricity by creating games and toys. She is also the author of No Friend Like a Sister, The Love of Friends, and Child of My Heart: A Celebration of Adoption; all three books were all chosen as selections by the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club. Barbara lives in New York City, where she has worked as a teacher, writer, and book editor. She enjoys kayaking and volunteers with the New York City Ballet, the New York Audubon Society, and the New York City Marathon. She especially loves to travel and has journeyed to Africa, Antarctica, and the Aleutian Islands in search of adventure and new stories to share.

Interviews

Each title is centered on one simple project; Each title has a How It Works chapter that explains how science plays a role in how the project works: Relates to Next Generation Science Standards; Simple text for each step along with corresponding step photos make it easy for beginning readers to complete the projects; Great for makerspaces;;