Physics: Why Matter Matters! by Simon Basher

Physics: Why Matter Matters! Reviews

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  Sophie Crane

  an easy to read book with humour for all ages.
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  Prometheus

  Nice colourful introduction to basic physics concepts for kids. A lot of effort spent by the authors to present concepts in accessible language and anthropomorphise the concepts/particles/forces/etc. Well worth the addition to a KiwiCo crate for the little folk in your life.
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  Mary Overton

  Physics concepts given Pokeman-like identities, faces, & outfits.
  My favorite physics concept has always been Entropy:
  "I am the king of chaos - a mixed-up prankster who makes sure that energy always changes from useful forms to messed-up, spread-out forms. A renowned troublemaker, I'm the reason why things break and burn out, and I'll get you, too, in the end. Ultimately, I'll cause your body's cells to degrade and stop working properly and you'll die.
  
  "I always increase, and I work in one direction only - things NEVER get neater unless you put in some effort. Gasoline has lots of potential energy tied up in its arrangement of atoms, but when it explodes, this stored energy is spread out irreversibly. The chaos has increased, so there's more of me. Hurrah! In short, I create havoc. This is why it's pointless cleaning your room - because the universe is working against you." pg. 36
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  Tracy

  Good companion to
  Basher Science: Extreme Physics. A personified first-person narrative to example the basic principles of physics, mechanics, theory, and history. Each topic is a character telling the story of itself.
  
  It might be best for advanced kids. Younger kids might not understand some of the allusions, but perhaps a great way for a kid and adult to discuss the book together and teach about the allusions.
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  Jackson

  I liked this book a lot and it tought me a lot about physics. Hey now I know where the word laser came from. They just summarized it. The author who wrote this did a good job on describing the types of physics we have and how at the bottom its says when it got discovered. I didn’t like how it kept on saying “we kill humans”. I kinda made me feel oh i need to watch my back! But it is nice how they told us that this type of physics is dangerous.
  Otherwise 5/5 good book if you love Science read it.
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  Kate Hastings

  --grades 4-8
  --great for visual learners
  --science principals are animated into characters and divided into “teams” based on the characteristics.
  
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  Shilo Quetchenbach

  another good installment. kiddo enjoyed learning about it.
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  Christopher.C

  good
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  Shoumik Sakib

  If you are the type of person that is always curious on how things work the way they work then this is a great book for you. Physics is basically the study of matter and energy and how they interact with each other. This book explains all types of energy from sound waves to space plasma matter that absorbs energy. This book explains how energy can move. Physics also determines how fast an object can move based off of the speed, velocity, acceleration, and how the effects of gravity can take a toll. It teaches you about how Albert Einstein had perfected this by using the equation E=MC2. This equation states that energy is equal to mass times the speed of light squared. There are many other things you can learn from this book. I also like how they added in pictures so it is much easier to understand what they are talking about because the picture describes they point the book is trying to make. I also like how they added in fast facts at the bottom of the page, the facts are pretty interesting in general. I would recommend this book to anyone that is very curious about how and why things work.
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  Anne

  The vibrant covers in the “Basher Science” series are certainly attention grabbing! I can’t believe I missed out on these books. I am so glad we now have them in our collection. The creative and funny writing keeps you engaged in the subjects at hand. Comical names are throughout the book, such as Physics: Why Matter Matters! has chapter titles including “Old School”, “Hot Stuff” and “Electric Cuties.” The information is organized very well making it easy to absorb different science concepts. Each concept has a different assigned image. When reading this Physics: Why Matter Matters, I never thought fun and physics would fit together, but this book makes it happen! These are great for anyone trying to learn the basics of various science subjects, particularly middle schoolers and high schoolers.
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  Marsha

  I'm posting this review for Elly S. She wrote a wonderful review of this book that shouldn't go unpublished. Here's what she wrote....
  
  "First off, I love these books and the entire series but of course, what do you expect from a book by Dan Green. This book gives a simple explnation with words. It explains things so easy readers will understand. This book lists every type and theory in the same format of the other books. This book and the others explains things from the theory persepctive and sounds like a human. The characters epxlains on its own and it's impossible for someone not to be charmed by this book.
  
  I give it 4 out of 5 stars because it didn't have enough details in the beginning.
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  S.N. Arly

  A little more complicated than it's companion Biology:Life as We Know It, it is a good follow up and introductory textbook on physics for the younger croud. We held off on this one until our son was five. Some of the concepts are well beyond him (such as the different types of radiation), but it's a good place to start. We have also decided that all children should be introduced to quantum physics at this age. The concept of Schroedinger's Cat makes perfect sense to him!
  
  Like the other books in this series, it is broken up into chapters or sections of similar concepts. Each concept or item gets its own two-page spread (for the most part). One page is a cartoon representation of the item or concept and the other is a simplified explanation for it.
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  Matthew 11-12

  I liked this book because it was like a study book for science. It talked about the stuff in our unit. It told facts about the words like how many amps a lightning bolt has. Another reason is they had a glossary in the back of the books to learn what some non-related words mean.
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  Kelly

  One of my favorite Christmas gifts from my parents. I love all the personalities each "element" (I don't know what else to call them).
  
  I have to say that my favorite one is Anti-matter, but I love them all :)
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  Diane Malikah Moomin Pinkston

  One of the easiest books I'm currently using to teach physics for the 6th and 7th grades. With it's elaborate personified animated illustrations, Basher and Green made physics a bit fun to learn. It's a highly recommended book especially for children who are visual learners.
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  Kimberly

  Very cute illustrations by Basher, and accurate science information!
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  Tyas

  A very cool way of presenting matters and other concepts in physics, with great art!
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  Amy

  This is a very light read, but offers a good overview of the major terms and ideas in physics.
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  Rebecca

  I loved this book!!! I learned about loads of stuff we didn't learn about in school!
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  Alyssabeth

  It makes the complicated world of physics a whole lot simpler with interesting graphics and simple text.