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    Slow Down, Sara!

    Part of Science Solves It!

    Author Laura Driscoll
    Illustrated by Page Eastburn O'Rourke
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    $5.95 US
    Astra Publishing House | Astra Young Readers
    6.5"W x 9"H x 0.15"D  
    On sale Jan 01, 2003 | 32 Pages | 9781575651255
    Grades 1-3
    Reading Level: Lexile 520L | Fountas & Pinnell L
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    Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with the Science Solves It! series. These fun books for kids ages 5–8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these questions and more as kid characters dive into physical, life, and earth sciences.

    Sara does everything fast - too fast. She builds a soapbox derby racer in one day and it falls apart. Then Sara discovers friction and not only wins the derby but has to slow down to do it! Books in this perfect STEM series will help kids think like scientists and get ahead in the classroom. Activities and experiments are included in every book! (Level Two; Science topic: Friction)
    © James Taft
    A former editor, Laura Driscoll is the author of many books for kids, both fiction and nonfiction, such as The Bravest Cat, Frogs, I Want to Be a Doctor, and for Kane Press, Slow Down, Sara and The Blast-Off Kid. She lives in Middletown, Connecticut. View titles by Laura Driscoll
    Page Eastburn O’Rourke wanted to be an artist from the time she was a young child. Recent books she has illustrated include Barnum’s Animals (Little Simon) and Bananas! (Charlesbridge Publishing). View titles by Page Eastburn O'Rourke

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    Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with the Science Solves It! series. These fun books for kids ages 5–8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these questions and more as kid characters dive into physical, life, and earth sciences.

    Sara does everything fast - too fast. She builds a soapbox derby racer in one day and it falls apart. Then Sara discovers friction and not only wins the derby but has to slow down to do it! Books in this perfect STEM series will help kids think like scientists and get ahead in the classroom. Activities and experiments are included in every book! (Level Two; Science topic: Friction)

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    © James Taft
    A former editor, Laura Driscoll is the author of many books for kids, both fiction and nonfiction, such as The Bravest Cat, Frogs, I Want to Be a Doctor, and for Kane Press, Slow Down, Sara and The Blast-Off Kid. She lives in Middletown, Connecticut. View titles by Laura Driscoll
    Page Eastburn O’Rourke wanted to be an artist from the time she was a young child. Recent books she has illustrated include Barnum’s Animals (Little Simon) and Bananas! (Charlesbridge Publishing). View titles by Page Eastburn O'Rourke

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