Originally Posted by tenBelow
It is wrong to go on to high school science textbooks. Those thick and heavy bricks are the sure weapons to kill his interests.

I'm not sure about that, but alternatives are the Manga science books http://nostarch.com/catalog/manga , the Larry Gonick "Cartoon Guide" series, and the Dummies series (Physics for Dummies etc.).

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell