Thud!: Wile E. Coyote Experiments with Forces and Motion (Wile E. Coyote, Physical Science Genius)

Wile E. Coyote Experiments

by Mark Weakland, Christian Cornia (Illustrator)

Wile E. Coyote s main goal is to finally catch Road Runner. Watch as he builds wild vehicles and traps to help him catch that bird. Will his experiments with forces and motion be successful? Or will his inventions blow up in his face? Learn the answers inside!"

Genres: Science

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

While earning a degree in the sciences, author/educator/musician Mark Weakland played drums and percussion with scores of Pittsburgh-based bands. He then went on to earn multiple teacher certifications and a master’s degree in education.

Mark expresses his creative side through music and writing. He is the author of eighteen non-fiction children’s books. Upcoming books, written as collaborations between Warner Brothers, Sports Illustrated Kids, and Capstone Press, include a set of Scooby-Doo (and mathematics) books, a set of Wile E. Coyote (and physics) books, and a set of hockey (shapes and patterns) books.

Other kid projects include an award-winning audio book, a poetry collection, and Jack Attack, his first YA novel. Mark’s books have received outstanding reviews from Booklist and Library Media Connection and won multiple awards, such as the 2012 Green Award for Sustainable Children’s Literature and the 2011 Eureka Nonfiction Children’s Book Award.

His academic book for teachers and administrators, Super Core! Supercharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, will be published by the International Reading Association in January of 2014.

As a musician and songwriter, Mark has written and recorded music for both kids and grown-ups. His songs have won Parents' Choice and Children's Web awards and finished as finalists in The John Lennon Songwriting and USA Songwriting contests. Performing on drums, guitar, and vocals, Mark still records and plays with various artists and bands in Western Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[AnneMarie]

I loved Roadrunner & Wile E Coyote cartoons as a kid, so I couldn't resist checking out this junior informational book about forces and motion. I'll have to see if my library has the rest of the series for a brush-up on my physical science, with help from my favorite cartoon character.

[Ali Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a lot of 3-5 graders physical science can be boring. Well that will change once they read Thud! Wile E. Coyote Experiments with Forces and Motion. It goes in depth but at the same time very easy to follow when explaining Newton's laws of motion. Plus with Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner assisting the author to teach students all about motion learning becomes fun! No mature content.

[Samantha Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I chose this book for my physical science book. The grade level for this book would be 3rd to 5th grade. This book would be good for physical science. There are really no content concerns for this book.

This book shows how force and motion work with each of Wile E. Coyotes experiments. It explains how each experiment works and how it happened.