Reddit mentions: The best physics book for children

Use:
http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Physics-Self-Teaching-Guide-Guides/dp/0471134473/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265739762&sr=8-1
This as a starter if you are completely new to physics, it is a non technical book with not a lot of math in it

http://www.amazon.com/Physics-IB-Diploma-K-Tsokos/dp/0521708206/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265739900&sr=1-2

and

http://www.amazon.com/Physics-IB-Diploma-Study-Guides/dp/0199151415/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265739900&sr=1-1

The IB books should be fine, you do not need highly technical college textbooks that may or not have answers and solutions with them. The IB course also covers basic university physics so you should be fine.

As for video supplements:
http://oyc.yale.edu/physics/fundamentals-of-physics/content/syllabus


http://khanacademy.org/ for basic theory and some calculus help

You might want to ask http://www.reddit.com/r/physics though.
I also hope you have a good calculus background, it is pretty much essential.

This is also a good online supplement
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/HFrame.html

I got World of Atoms and Quarks for my own kids. Richard Feynman's book QED is also really good. I don't know your age or background, but learning about symmetries and Noether's theorem are really valuable.

My background is in physics, and though for a time I wanted to do particle theory, I learned of so much other interesting stuff going on while I was in grad school that I'm more content as a generalist. I work in an EE-type job now.

> Is that what they're making 4th graders do book reports on nowadays? That's pretty astounding. In 4th grade I was lucky if I could understand White Fang.

Nah, you're just an imbecile who thinks that just because something happened for you that it must mean the entire nation is like that.

• Marie Curie (Kids Can Read Series, Level 3): Age Range: 6 - 8 years -- Grade Level: 1 - 3
  
  
• Marie Curie for Kids: Her Life and Scientific Discoveries, with 21 Activities and Experiments (For Kids series): Age Range: 9 and up -- Grade Level: 4 and up
  
  
• Marie Curie's Search for Radium (Science Stories): Age Range: 9 - 12 years -- Grade Level: 4 - 7
  
  
• Who Was Marie Curie?: Age Range: 8 - 12 years -- Grade Level: 3 - 7
  
  
• Marie Curie and Radioactivity (Inventions and Discovery): Age Range: 8 - 14 years -- Grade Level: 3 - 4
  
  But yes. /u/poiumty just learned how to read in 4th grade, so other kids around the country must be just as uneducated as him.

Check out "Head First Physics"! It doesn't read like a textbook and was BEYOND helpful for me. Very interactive workbook. And it's like 75% off right now! Only thing that might be an issue is that it's not calculus based, but still really helpful as "training wheels" so to speak.

Head First Physics: A learner's companion to mechanics and practical physics (AP Physics B - Advanced Placement) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596102372/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IxsRDbV4F36X1

• How Do You Lift a Lion? or What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah by Robert E. Wells
  
• Move It!: Motion, Forces and You by Adrienne Mason
  
• And Everyone Shouted, "Pull!": A First Look at Forces and Motion by Claire Llewellyn
  
• Baby Loves Quarks! by Ruth Spiro
  
• ABCs of Physics by A.C. Lemonwood
  
  Some of the target ages of those books are higher than what you're potentially looking for, but hopefully something in there could be what you need!

Ahh, what a unique nursery theme!!! I love the gears and blueprint ideas. Is there a specific kind of engineering you're going for (so far it sounds like mechanical)?

You could totally find or make an engineering-themed mobile to hang over the crib. Or write some physics equations at baby-level as if your kid has been writing them on the wall. Like this! And there's always this book for the bookshelf.

If this is still going on, I would like to enter my 12 year old son, Jamie.

Being on the spectrum, social and communication skills are not his forte, so this book on hygiene, etc would come in handy for him.

Also, he just REALLY got into Albert Einstein being that Einstein portrayed many Asperger traits. TIL that he had a very huge, misshapen head. Lol.

I have not had a chance to post a request for Jamie and his younger brother as of yet, but I am registered. Thanks!

I have two books - one might be too low and one too high.

• Just Enough Physics is an inexpensive ebook that is basically a supplement to intro physics. This might be too difficult, but it's a fun book (in my opinion) - http://amzn.com/B0052UKTDQ
  
• My other book is Angry Birds Furious Forces http://amzn.com/B00HRXUR0G. This is a very simplistic overview of some of the fun parts of physics using Angry Birds as props.
  
  Maybe if you averaged the two books it would be perfect. Shameless self promotion.
  
  Ok, here is one more book that isn't mine - The Physics of Superheroes - http://amzn.com/B000OCXHPO
  
  Wait! One more. The Manga Guide to Physics - http://amzn.com/B0080KAWL4 My 13 yo daughter loved this one.
  
  Hope that helps.

We have the Baby Loves Science series with entries like Quarks, Quantum Physics, Thermodynamics, and Aerospace Engineering. When the new ones come out (Gravity, Coding, and Structural Engineering), we'll get those too.

https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Loves-Quantum-Physics-Science/dp/158089769X

Also, check out "The Manga Guide to Physics". I was actually able to check it out today at Barnes & Noble and was pleased with it.

I have, yes. This one does quite well.

It's on amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Science-Real-World-Behind-Supermans/dp/1623707021/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480882089&sr=8-2&keywords=the+science+of+superman+powers

Superman Science: The Real-World Science Behind Superman's Powers (Dc Super Heroes) Paperback – March 1, 2017

Bugged: How insects changed history would be a fun read for your kids. Also, there's Jane Goodall's story. On a beam of light is the story of Albert Einstein for kids.

In case anyone is wondering: this is a real book that is really sold in the kids' section. I think this one is a bit too abstract for what he's trying to accomplish, but I did just buy the GR version (very prematurely, since my son is only 5 months old). The warping of space is much more visual, so there is a chance that my son might actually learn something from it.

> "don't hate on IB Physics, it's my favorite"

Haha, it's not too bad! Just a slightly frustrating program, but there's definitely worse out there! My Saviour... That book is amazing.

I think the US is gonna be on imperial for a while, but there will come a point where you'll switch - I have no idea how far away that is, though! It'd take at least a generation to make the complete switch - not an easy transition at all.

Got it. Thanks! Even General Relativity for Babies? - https://www.amazon.com/General-Relativity-Babies-Chris-Ferrie/dp/1533181128 ?

My little girl loves thermodynamics. Actually, she really does seem to enjoy this book.

My dad got this one for my daughter and she likes it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1492309532/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481129367&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=physics+for+babies&dpPl=1&dpID=41MEFBy3s3L&ref=plSrch

There's a series of books like this

You mean like the "Manga guide to..." series? https://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Physics-Hideo-Nitta/dp/1593271964

https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Physics-Babies-Chris-Ferrie/dp/1492309532

You can find them on Amazon.

It's part of a series about many historic figures. They have caricatures of all their subjects:

Who was Albert Einstein?

Who was Steve Jobs?

The Manga Guide to Physics

https://www.amazon.com/J-Robert-Oppenheimer-Inventors-Changed/dp/1598450506

http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Physics-Babies-Volume-1/dp/1492309532

Donno about toddlers, but there is a Manga.

I have the database one, it's actually a fairly informative series. My wife actually was able to describe quite a bit about DBs and normalization and knew nothing at all prior to reading it.

> physics

Is this worth a shot?

https://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Physics-Hideo-Nitta/dp/1593271964

This actually is a thing.

I saw a ton of these books in a bookstore a few years ago.

Here's another

You can check out books such as these
http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Physics-Hideo-Nitta/dp/1593271964/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321678461&sr=8-1

They cover a lot of other subjects too.

manga guide to physics: http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Physics-Hideo-Nitta/dp/1593271964

I have not read this one yet, but it is on my list:The Day Glo Brothers.

Also, my copy of Max's memoirs is inscribed by the author in the cover "To Bob King........... from Max, May 1980.".