Gravity

by Jason Chin

Paperback, 2015

Status

Available

Call number

531.14

Genres

Children's Books

Publication

Scholastic (2015), Edition: 1st

Description

"What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ... Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.

User reviews

LibraryThing member melissarochelle

Read on June 03, 2014

Wow. Talk about simplifying gravity and making it easy to understand. I felt smarter after finishing this one. ;-)

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LibraryThing member pataustin

Thank goodness for savvy reviewers who help glib readers see things they wouldn't otherwise see -- the floating detritus of a lemonade stand are introduced early in the book; only later do we see the stunned kids who are the owners of said lemonade stand. helping us to visualize and think about

what would a world be like without gravity.

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LibraryThing member lrubin75

Probably best for elementary age kids.

LibraryThing member alexanderkai

This informational book allows the reader to understand gravity in a short and easy way with many amazing illustrations that add to story. A great resource teaching students about the forces that keep us grounded.

LibraryThing member cynalibo

The pictures in this book are spectacular. It has minimum words, letting the pictures explain the concept.

LibraryThing member lruano

Gravity makes objects fall in our Earth that is why we are able to walk. If not everything would be floating around. This book shows you the importance of gravity in a fun way. This is a fun book to show children in a science class about how gravity works and why we need it. Plus the illustration

of the book is very cute.

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LibraryThing member cvarela

This is a wonderful super easy and fun story about Gravity. Even though the book is very easy to read, it does a great job explaining the meaning and purpose of gravity. The illustrations are amazing and have a great deal of meaning since they help tell the story. I think this is a great science

lesson introduction.

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LibraryThing member rpazmino-calligan

I really like this science related book. I t is easy to read, and not each page has a sentence, which is different. It is factual, and gives basic information about gravity. I think that children will really take to this book and the illustrations.

LibraryThing member rwoody

Summary: A concept book about gravity, presenting the information in understandable language.

Personal reflection: Like the simple large text and illustration

classroom use: yes for grades 2-5

LibraryThing member InstantLaila

The artwork in this book is fantastic, it really pulls you in! You feel as if you are there, floating in space. Though this explores quite a complicated subject, I felt like children could easily understand the concept of gravity after having read this book. I feel as though this would inspire

children to find out more about gravity and do more research on their own. A book that can inspire further curiosity would be a welcome addition to any classroom.

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LibraryThing member jh33

This book explores what gravity is and how it effects objects. Using pictures to demonstrate how gravity works we follow a young explorer on a journey.

LibraryThing member reynolds2

The illustration is so strong in this book a non-reader could picture read it and still understand the basics of gravity. Would love to add this one to my collection in the classroom.

LibraryThing member chretaylor

This is an easy read science book for younger children to learn about space and gravity. The book is based on information and facts.

LibraryThing member ssho2

I love that instead of trying to explain gravity with too many words, the author chose to try to break it down to simple concepts, and used few words and beautiful imagery to explain wonderfully one of the toughest and complex subjects there is. He does a relaly good job with it.

LibraryThing member ramfam5

I gave this book 5 stars for the rich creamy illustrations and the scientific text. This book brings the subject of gravity down to a level that elementary students can understand and enjoy. I plan to purchase this book and use it during a science lesson.

LibraryThing member laineyh

Gravity is another beautifully illustrated and information book by Jason Chin. This book looks at the force that make things stick to earth and not float into space; gravity. Chin does an amazing job of combing information texts with his colorful and rich illustrations. In the book, Chin introduces

tough topics such as gravity and mass in a way that is easy to understand and engaging as well. Each subtopic is clearly labeled so that children can compare and understand different aspects of gravity and mass, and each subtopic is also paired with a fun illustration to help sell the point. This book would be a great addition to any classroom because it introduces tough science subjects in a way that is easy for students to understand. This book is much more colorful that any textbook and children will be much more likely to pick up this book and take lessons away from it than another text.

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LibraryThing member HeidiJones

I was pleasantly surprised by this book! The text is very short, but powerful! The illustrations really add to the meaning and strength of the message. I can see using this book with both primary and intermediate students. This book would be a great book to start with for a unit with older

students. I think sometimes intermediate teachers tend to downplay the power that picture books could have on their lessons and their students. This is also a great book to use to explore learning through illustrations.

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LibraryThing member Sullywriter

Like evolution, gravity is "just a theory" but, as this book wonderfully illustrates, the universe would be quite a mess without it.

LibraryThing member mackenzie27

This is a great book that has amazing artwork that truly makes the book. Chin uses a difficult topic (gravity) and makes it easier for kids to understand. i think that all kids should read this book and see if it makes a difference in their knowledge on gravity.

LibraryThing member CommunityLibrarian

What lovely picture and informative end pages. This is a nice way to introduce a complex subject in a simple manner that children will understand.

LibraryThing member katelyndraper

a simplistic and fun way of describing what the earth would be like without gravity.

LibraryThing member widdowsd

What would happen if there were no gravity? Jason Chin beautifully illustrates his simply stated book with engaging pictures of earth and space. It also includes more in depth scientific information about gravity and how things with more mass have more gravity, as well as how distance weakens it.

LibraryThing member S_Trevor

Gravity is an informational book about gravity. It's illustrated with pictures of the earth and has very few words until the last page, where it has a bunch of additional facts. Great book for a science lesson for 2nd or 3rd graders!

LibraryThing member themulhern

A fun book with lively and detailed illustrations. Suitable for quite young children with only a few words on each page. There are some images of children in the book; they have a well illustrated diversity of ethnicities. The book is cleverly self-referential, it is one of the many falling objects

that appear on its own pages.

There is a one page spread at the back with an explanation of gravity suitable for an older audience.

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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

Author/artist Jason Chin, whose many wonderful works of picture-book natural history include Redwoods, Coral Reefs and the recent Grand Canyon, explores the scientific concept of gravity here. In simple text, he sets out the importance of gravity, not just in keeping objects (and atmosphere!)

tethered to our world, but in keeping our world revolving around the sun, and our moon orbiting us. The accompanying artwork is immensely engaging, vividly capturing the beauty of the cosmos, and the magic of flying objects liberated (in theory) from gravity.

With no more than a word or two per page, Gravity is not a text-heavy book, and focuses more on emphasizing the central importance of gravity, rather than exploring what it is. There is an informative afterword that provides more details, but overall I would say that this was a title suitable for much younger children, who might upon occasion ask something like: "why does everything fall down, instead of floating away?" Gravity itself is not something we completely understand yet, a reality that Franklyn Mansfield Branley highlighted in his own picture-book about the subject, Gravity Is a Mystery. For parents and educators looking to teach younger children about this subject, I would recommend combining these two books, as the Chin title offers an imaginative introduction, and the Branley a more scientific approach.

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