Slow Down, Sara!

Science Solves It!®

by Laura Driscoll, Page Eastburn O'Rourke (Illustrator)

Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with the Science Solves It! series. These fun books for kids ages 5–8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these questions and more as kid characters dive into physical, life, and earth sciences.

Sara does everything fast - too fast. She builds a soapbox derby racer in one day and it falls apart. Then Sara discovers friction and not only wins the derby but has to slow down to do it! Books in this perfect STEM series will help kids think like scientists and get ahead in the classroom. Activities and experiments are included in every book! (Level Two; Science Friction)

Genres: Science, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Laura Driscoll is the author of numerous first chapter and beginning reader books, including We Are Twins and The Bravest Cat! She lives in central Connecticut with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Asuka Mai · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Review ini diikut sertakan dalam 13 days Reading Children & YA Literature

Sara selalu melakukan semuanya dengan cepat dan terburu-buru. Dari makan yang terlalu cepat, kemudian ngomong terlalu cepat sampai hal-hal dalam kesehariannya dilakukannya dengan serba cepat.
Sampai suatu hari ia ingin mengikuti lomba membuat mobil kotak sabun, dan bertekat memenangkan pertandingan untuk menjadi yang tercepat yang berada di garis finish.
Ia mengerjakan nya dalam satu hari, dan merasa bangga. Namun sayang mobil kotak yang dibuat nya gagal total. Mobil itu hancur berkeping-keping bahkan sebelum pertandingan di mulai.

Akhirnya Sara menemukan cara untuk membuat mobil kotak sabun nya menjadi yang terbaik, melalui bantuan salah satu sahabatnya. Ia melakukan eksperimen kecil-kecilan.
Buku ini coco banget untuk anak-anak yang selalu terburu-buru melakukan sesuatu. Dengan gambar dan ilustrasi yang indah membuat betah baca nya.
Pengen baca buku children yang lainnya yang mempunyai gambar dan ilustrasi yang indah seperti ini lagi :)

[Elizabeth S · Rating 2 out of 5]

For kids who jump to conclusions and move too fast, this would be a good book helping them learn the value of taking the time to think things through. But for kids who need to be poked and prodded to get going, this may give them an excuse to not get going yet. ("I'm thinking it through!") It was fun to see the science involved in the planning, but I'm not sure soap box races really go fast enough that curving the front would make a difference.

[Kellee Hao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grade: 2nd

Children who ride bikes don’t know that they’re experiencing friction and doing science. What is a better way to have children learn about science than to have them read about going for a joyful ride on their bikes? Children may actually learn about something they knew nothing about. Students who reads this book will explore science through their interest in experimenting with their biking abilities.

[Irina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sara wants to soapbox racer, but first she had to learn a few things. She figures out the concept of friction and builds her racer in a way where she has more control of it. This book is good for introducing the idea of friction to children.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

1075th - 2011

[Lisa Yi]

Grade: 2
Content: Friction