Frank Carlson Library

Explore the world of the VERY small.

In Italy, 1589, Massimo drops lunch to his uncle from a bridge, so the food falls into his uncle's boat. One day, Galileo notices that the bread and wheel of cheese land in the boat at the same time. But Aristotle had said that heavy things fall at a faster rate than light ones. Will Galileo and Massimo be able to prove Aristotle's theory wrong?

Roads allow people and goods to travel across land quickly and safely. Discover the engineering behind roads.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Did you know that light has energy? It helps us see in the dark, it brings color to our world, and it moves through the air faster than sound! With age-appropriate critical thinking questions and carefully leveled text, young readers will learn all about light while building nonfiction reading skills.

What goes up must come down! How often have you heard this saying? This typically refers to the effects that gravity has on objects. Without gravity our lives and surroundings would be very strange! Let this physical science book pull you into learning about the power of gravity both on Earth and out of this world. Teach third-grade students about mass, weight, inertia, gravity, and more with the colorful images and fun facts in this high-interest...

A force is a push, a pull, or a turn. Every force has an equal and opposite force. Forces are always with you! They are all around us. Learn about forces with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment...

Introduce students to the concept of motion with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary including Newton's Laws of Motion, force, drag, and friction. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging...

Light is all around us. What is light? Where does it come from? How does it help us see? Readers investigate and read straightforward text accompanied by vibrant photos to learn all about light.

Pushing the roundabout makes it spin. Pulling the roundabout makes it stop. Learn more about what is pushed and pulled at the playground in At the Playground. This title is part of the Pushes and Pulls series, which has been developed for children ages 5 to 7.

How can two things that are about the same size, such as a bowling ball and a teddy bear, have such different weights? How can something smaller weigh more than something larger, such as a marble and a cotton ball? This book explains how mass and weight are separate properties by clearly introducing the concepts of gravity and atoms.