Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities (30) (For Kids series)

This is the kind of book that you don't want to have in electronic format. A hard copy would make it easier to flip back and forth. The historical background that lead to Newton was great, but I was disappointed that many of the activities were crafts (i.e. making a plague mask) vs. getting down to some experiments on motion and gravitation. Another activity was to make a "junk" notebook, which is essentially a science notebook. Another wasted activity as we already have lab books. On the positive side, there was a lot of information that I could use in teaching Newton's laws of motion, so it did have some use. If you are looking to teach your kids about Newton, this is not a single source of information. I would recommend the internet to supplement what you get here as there are so many great experiments out there that help solidify what they learn.

My 9-yr-old son enjoyed this. I skimmed through it because another review mentioned the book discussed Newton's sexual orientation, which made me wonder if it was inappropriate for a 9-yr-old. The reference is at the very end of the book, and discusses how recent historians have viewed some of Newton's friendships as possibly homosexual in nature. The reference is brief, and I didn't feel it made the book inappropriate.

I thought it would be more kid friendly with colors and graphics. My son is 7 and the book doesn't attract his attention. The facts may be accurate, but he won't read it for fun like some of his other books.

important and Clear

Great book, it did get attention of our 10 years old boy that is not easy this days of I-pads

Great book! Bought this as part of my son's 5th grade homeschool studies. We both loved reading through this book! He loves science and loves the added activities.

He really liked it.

My nephew loved it as a boo & birthday present

Received very well by my grandchildI choose subjects that had some meaning to meWoolsthorpe Manor is just in LincolnshireA great place to learn about Newton

Wonderful way to satisfy young scientists.

Excelente libro para aprender ciencia!