Publisher's Synopsis
Enjoy five enchanting journeys in one volume-the four beloved Ruth adventures you know and love, plus an all-new, never-before-released story available only in this special collection!
The Adventures of Ruth the ScientistTucked inside Grandma's blossoming Victorian garden, six-year-old Ruth asks questions as big as the universe itself-and her glowing firefly tutor Professor Photon is always ready with a spark of wisdom. Together they turn marbles, pond water, and starlight into gateways to quantum mysteries, cosmic clocks, and everything between.
Ruth the Scientist What it means to love science
Beneath gas-lamp glow, Ruth journals every "Why?"-showing that careful notes and endless curiosity transform questions into discoveries. Ruth Learns Relativity Special relativity
Toy-rocket races teach that clocks stretch, rulers shrink, and nothing outruns light's speed limit. Ruth and the Quantum Tunnel Quantum tunneling
A marble won't go over or under a brick wall-until it goes straight through. Ruth learns tiny things can cross barriers no marble should. Ruth and the Missing Ball Quantum superposition & uncertainty
Her favorite red bouncy ball vanishes-could it be in two places at once? Ruth discovers a particle can be "here and there" until measurement makes it choose. And one book that has only been released in this collection:
Ruth's Wiggly Waves Schrödinger's Equation
Glowing teal (psi, prounounced ssigh) ψ-ribbons drape over sandbox hills (potentials V(x)), revealing how wave wiggles and energy E choreograph a particle's "maybe dance." Why Kids (and Grown-Ups) Love Ruth
Hands-on labs in every book - map pond waves, build sand-hill potentials, craft ψ-ribbons, and stage quantum hide-and-seek.
Big-Idea sidebars - crystal-clear nuggets that keep the physics precise while the wonder stays huge.
Watercolor warmth - soft Victorian palettes, playful pencil lines, and a signature teal glow that threads every adventure together.
History meets STEM - corsets and cobblestones share pages with rocket math and quantum magic.
Ideal for ages 6-10, perfect for classroom STEM corners, family read-alouds, and every young explorer who knows imagination is the spark and curiosity the compass-everything needed to journey from a garden pond to the furthest stars.
