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Push, Pull, Whoosh at the Playground
by My Book Hub Team
Toby finds pushes and pulls everywhere at the playground, on swings, slides and see-saws. A first book about forces.
What your child will learn
Understands simple forces: push, pull, and movement.
Genre: educational
For ages 6-9
A peek inside
Toby skipped into the busy playground wearing his bright red trainers. His curly hair bounced as he looked around at swings, slides, and see-saws waiting. He wondered how all these things moved and what made them start. Today Toby would discover pushes, pulls, and the forces that create movement everywhere.
Toby ran to an empty swing and sat down carefully. He pressed his bright red trainers against the ground and gave a firm push that sent the swing forward through the air. A push is a force that moves something away from you. Toby grinned as he pushed again and felt the movement grow stronger and higher.
When Toby stopped pushing with his bright red trainers, the swing slowed down. Without a new push, movement grows weaker until everything stops still. He pumped his legs hard and pushed again to keep swinging. Each fresh push added force and made the swing soar much higher. Toby laughed as the busy playground rushed past below.
Toby hopped off the swing and found his friend Maya waiting at the see-saw. He climbed onto one end while Maya sat carefully on the other side. Toby pushed down hard with his body and the see-saw tipped at once. His end sank down and Maya rose up into the bright air. A push can move a board and lift a friend high.
Maya then pushed down on her side and Toby shot upward with a whoosh. The see-saw moved because of her strong push, not because of a pull. Pushing down at one end always makes the other end rise up. Toby and Maya took turns giving firm pushes back and forth. They felt how each force created smooth, rocking movement.
Next Toby climbed the tall slide ladder, using both hands to pull himself up rung by rung. A pull is a force that brings something closer toward you. Each pull brought his body closer to the next rung as he rose higher still. At the top he sat down and gave a small push forward off the edge. Then he slid down with a joyful whoosh of speedy movement.
At the bottom Toby spotted a little red wagon filled with soft balls. He grabbed the wooden handle and pulled it firmly across the soft sand. The wagon rolled toward him because of his steady, careful pull. Pulls and pushes both cause movement, yet they work in opposite directions. Toby pulled the wagon over to his friends so they could all play together.
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