Push and Pull (Rookie Read-About Science: Physical Science)

Learn how pushes and pulls help things take off, speed up, and slow down.

Rookie Read-About Physical Science series introduces the youngest readers to physical science concepts. Each book features critical-thinking questions throughout the text; a simple, hands-on experiment; a glossary and more. This series is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Everything needs a push or pull to get moving. That includes rockets blasting into space, baseballs flying into the outfield, and even you!

Cody Crane is an award-winning nonfiction children’s writer. From a young age, she was set on becoming a scientist. She later discovered that writing about science could be just as fun as the real thing. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and son.