An introduction to gravity and its effects.

"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.

Simple experiments introduce the basic concept of gravity and its relationship to weight.

A beginner's look at basic concepts of motion including force, pulling, pushing, and gravity.

In graphic novel format Dr. Cosmic's class of monsters looks at gravity, comets, and the Solar system.

Follows two children as they learn how gravity operates in the real world. Discusses the discovery of gravity by Sir Isaac Newton, mass and weight, planets' gravitational pull, and air resistance. Includes a glossary and hands-on activities.