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Science Solves It!®
Snowball Run: Pulleys
Whoosh! Nothing is better than sledding down Snowball Run. But when Emmie's little brother gets tired, she has to think of a way to help him up the hill--without wearing herself out first!
32 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2018
About the author
Lisa Harkrader
73 books11 followersLisa Harkrader also writes as L. D. Harkrader.
Lisa Harkrader grew up in a small town in Kansas. When she was in the third grade, she wanted to be a writer and an artist. She also wanted to be a spy, a psychiatrist, and second baseman for the Kansas City Royals.Those last three haven’t happened, but she is a writer and illustrator who has published twenty-five books for children. She has received the William Allen White Award and two Kansas Notable Books awards. Lisa Harkrader lives in Tonganoxie, Kansas, with her husband and two children. And she still wants to be a spy.
Lisa Harkrader grew up in a small town in Kansas. When she was in the third grade, she wanted to be a writer and an artist. She also wanted to be a spy, a psychiatrist, and second baseman for the Kansas City Royals.Those last three haven’t happened, but she is a writer and illustrator who has published twenty-five books for children. She has received the William Allen White Award and two Kansas Notable Books awards. Lisa Harkrader lives in Tonganoxie, Kansas, with her husband and two children. And she still wants to be a spy.
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November 20, 2018
Snowball Run: Pulleys (Science Solves It!) by Lisa Harkrader, PICTURE BOOK. Kane Press, Inc., 2018. $6. 9781635920031
BUYING ADVISORY: EL- ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Emmie and her friend Booker are going to sled on Snowball Run during a snow day. Emmie’s little brother, Owen, gets to come along for the first time too. Unfortunately, Snowball Run is a big hill and Owen gets tired of climbing to the top very quickly. Emmie decides they need a plan to get Owen to the top without having to carry him themselves. They head home to have hot chocolate and recruit their mom for help. She helps them create a pulley system to get Owen to the top of the hill much more quickly.
This was a great combination of a fictional, relatable story for kids, and a science concept that solves a realistic problem that they might actually encounter. I liked that the children asked the mom for help and that she was able to convey the scientific concept because she worked in construction. It was nice to see a female in that role. There are science concepts defined in different parts of the book and a page of scientific inquiry information along with an experiment in the very back.
Shay, High School Librarian, MLS
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
BUYING ADVISORY: EL- ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Emmie and her friend Booker are going to sled on Snowball Run during a snow day. Emmie’s little brother, Owen, gets to come along for the first time too. Unfortunately, Snowball Run is a big hill and Owen gets tired of climbing to the top very quickly. Emmie decides they need a plan to get Owen to the top without having to carry him themselves. They head home to have hot chocolate and recruit their mom for help. She helps them create a pulley system to get Owen to the top of the hill much more quickly.
This was a great combination of a fictional, relatable story for kids, and a science concept that solves a realistic problem that they might actually encounter. I liked that the children asked the mom for help and that she was able to convey the scientific concept because she worked in construction. It was nice to see a female in that role. There are science concepts defined in different parts of the book and a page of scientific inquiry information along with an experiment in the very back.
Shay, High School Librarian, MLS
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
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