{"product_id":"baby-loves-angular-momentum-on-hanukkah-isbn-9781623541903","title":"Baby Loves Angular Momentum on Hanukkah!","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe perfect Hanukkah gift for babies and toddlers as they spin the dreidel and watch it turn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Baby Loves Science board book series is big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaby discovers the science behind spinning a dreidel on Hanukkah! Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores angular momentum, torque, friction, and gravity. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.After a brief explanation of the holiday of Hanukkah, simple text  explains that torque makes the dreidel spin and that the spinning  dreidel has angular momentum. \"That means it spins and spins instead of  falling over. The spinning dreidel hits tiny molecules in the air. That  creates friction. The point of the dreidel rubs against the table. That  creates friction, too. Friction slows the dreidel down. As the dreidel  spins slower, it loses angular momentum. Gravity makes it tilt and  wobble. Gravity pulls the dreidel down. Clunk!\" The book continues with  the rules of the game and other ways that families celebrate the  holiday, ending with: \"Not all Baby's friends celebrate Hanukkah. . .  but they can spin the dreidel. Baby loves Hanukkah!\" Adorable, vibrant  cartoon illustrations feature round-faced and wide-eyed toddlers with  various skin and hair colors though \"Baby\" is white and sports a blue  kippah. Green energy, coding, quantum physics, and thermodynamics are  just some of the topics addressed in this cute, accessible \"Baby Loves  Science\" board book series that will also include Baby Loves Electrical  Engineering on Christmas! and Baby Loves Photosynthesis on St. Patrick's  Day!. Here's hoping that more Jewish holidays will be added in the  future! \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAJL News \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese bright, vividly illustrated board books use Christmas and Hanukkah to explain scientific concepts. In \u003ci\u003eBaby Loves Electrical Engineering on Christmas,\u003c\/i\u003e a baby explores the world of twinkling lights around her, starting with  the Christmas tree. “What makes the lights blink and twinkle?  Electricity!” The story then launches into an appropriately simplified  explanation of atoms, electrons, circuits, and electrical energy. In \u003ci\u003eBaby Loves Angular Momentum on Hanukkah\u003c\/i\u003e,  the spinning dreidel is used as an example of torque and angular  momentum. A basic description of how the game is played as well as why  Hanukkah is celebrated blends nicely with the scientific topics. These  high concept board books offer a unique angle on the traditional  Christmas\/Hanukkah book, with succinct explanations of the holidays and  the scientific concepts they highlight. Chan’s rich colors and happy  faces offer the warm familiarity of family holidays as well as simple  visual representations of the themes. \u003cb\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/b\u003e Recommended in library collections where board books are popular and where holiday books are in demand.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRuth Spiro is an award-winning children's book author and freelance writer whose articles, essays, and stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies. Her debut picture book, \u003ci\u003eLester Fizz, Bubble-Gum Artist\u003c\/i\u003e (Dutton), won awards from Writer's Digest and Willamette Writers and was a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrene Chan enjoys making beautiful things. She is an art director, designer, artist, amateur photographer, and illustrator.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302348509413,"sku":"NP9781623541903","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781623541903.jpg?v=1767722056","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/baby-loves-angular-momentum-on-hanukkah-isbn-9781623541903","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}