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This series introduces simple science topics using everyday objects and situations that readers can recognize in the world around them. The four titles cover different aspects of light, forces, magnetism and sound. This title looks at forces: what they are, what effects they have, how friction affects them and what effects different surfaces have.
About the Author
Here is some brief information about myself. I'm interested in science because it helps us to understand the world. I enjoy finding out about new things and then working out how to write about them in a way that is both clear (and accurate) but which also conveys my own excitement and interest. I particularly like writing books that are fun, and I have been lucky to have had so many chances to do so. I was born in Yorkshire in England, but grew up in Stranraer, a small town in south-west Scotland. I graduated from Edinburgh University and then came down to London, where I have lived ever since. I enjoy reading novels, watching films, and walking in the countryside.
