Physics for Entertainment
Yakov Perelman
- Reading
- Try a chapter at a time: let your child make a guess, then compare it with the book’s explanation. Keep any physical demonstrations separate from scenarios involving danger.
- Themes
- Everyday phenomena as physics puzzles: The book frames ordinary facts and phenomena as questions for physical explanation, alongside brain-teasers and entertaining anecdotes. The book uses familiar examples to explore physics concepts.
- Worth knowing
- Invite your child to explain how the physics in a puzzling example might work.