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Baby Loves Science
Baby Loves Gravity!
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.
Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the ups and downs of gravity. When baby drops food from a high chair, why does it fall? Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two, as well!
Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the ups and downs of gravity. When baby drops food from a high chair, why does it fall? Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two, as well!
22 pages, Board Book
First published January 1, 2018
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About the author
Ruth Spiro
46 books75 followersRuth Spiro is the author of the Baby Loves Science series, published by Charlesbridge. These adorably illustrated board books contain expert-reviewed science, yet are simple enough for the very youngest readers. Another new picture book series, Made by Maxine, will be published by Dial in October, 2018.
Ruth is a frequent speaker at schools and conferences, and recent presentations include the Early Childhood STEM Conference at CalTech and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Ruth is a frequent speaker at schools and conferences, and recent presentations include the Early Childhood STEM Conference at CalTech and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
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November 17, 2018
Baby Loves Gravity explains the concepts of mass and gravity in a simple and practical way so that even young children can understand it.
For the first time, I may understand gravity now, too.
For the first time, I may understand gravity now, too.
January 19, 2025
For all baby scientists
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September 20, 2020Using a baby dropping a noodle to the floor (which a dog then slurps up) is a cute way to introduce the concept of gravity to kids -- though I worry it just encourages more food-dropping :/
I'm not sure how well the actual gravity explanation works? I mean, gravity is such a weird force that it's not like I have a better idea. But "Mass makes two objects pull together. This pull is called gravity." feels so non-intuitive.
It's illustrated with a "weak pull" between the puppy and the baby sitting on the floor next to each other, but we don't feel that pull, so it's so weird to assert that it exists. (To be clear, I'm not disputing that it does exist, I just feel like it's a really confusing concept and that the book doesn't do much work to make that piece of it less confusing.)
It goes on to say that the earth has a lot of mass (relative to things on the earth, like babies and puppies), so when we drop things, the earth pulls those things down.
It then expands outward in scope to note that gravity makes the moon go around the earth and the earth go around the sun -- but it doesn't explain why these more-mass objects don't full-on pull the less-mass objects to them like the previously mentioned examples of things falling to the ground on Earth. (I have some understanding of why that doesn't happen, but I don't have a good enough understanding to be able to explain it to a questioning child-reader.)
The baby in question is a short-haired Black baby, and doesn't get gendered ("him") until the very last page.
I'm not sure how well the actual gravity explanation works? I mean, gravity is such a weird force that it's not like I have a better idea. But "Mass makes two objects pull together. This pull is called gravity." feels so non-intuitive.
It's illustrated with a "weak pull" between the puppy and the baby sitting on the floor next to each other, but we don't feel that pull, so it's so weird to assert that it exists. (To be clear, I'm not disputing that it does exist, I just feel like it's a really confusing concept and that the book doesn't do much work to make that piece of it less confusing.)
It goes on to say that the earth has a lot of mass (relative to things on the earth, like babies and puppies), so when we drop things, the earth pulls those things down.
It then expands outward in scope to note that gravity makes the moon go around the earth and the earth go around the sun -- but it doesn't explain why these more-mass objects don't full-on pull the less-mass objects to them like the previously mentioned examples of things falling to the ground on Earth. (I have some understanding of why that doesn't happen, but I don't have a good enough understanding to be able to explain it to a questioning child-reader.)
The baby in question is a short-haired Black baby, and doesn't get gendered ("him") until the very last page.
May 8, 2023
"Baby Loves Gravity" by Ruth Spiro.
Let me tell you why I love these books. As a future teacher, these books open your children's minds to words they usually only hear once they are in school for many years. Learning these words young will help them to understand the context of the terms more. For example, the book talks about gravity but also touches on matter. This book explains gravity, which kids usually do not learn until about second grade. The illustrations are simple and easy for young children to understand. I am obsessed with these "Baby Loves Science Board books."
Let me tell you why I love these books. As a future teacher, these books open your children's minds to words they usually only hear once they are in school for many years. Learning these words young will help them to understand the context of the terms more. For example, the book talks about gravity but also touches on matter. This book explains gravity, which kids usually do not learn until about second grade. The illustrations are simple and easy for young children to understand. I am obsessed with these "Baby Loves Science Board books."
March 16, 2025
Brava, Ruth Spiro. Another great book in the series. Honestly, this is a good refresher for adults about how anything with mass has some gravitational pull. I love that the little boy is wearing an Earth shirt throughout, and--as usual--it's wonderful to connect science concepts to play, this time, with a slide.
December 23, 2018
Nice. I like how gravity is explained relative to mass. I like how the kid does multiple drop tests. The reason I give this book 4 stars is because I'm not going to encourage my kid to drop food from a high chair. There's enough of a mess during meal time already!
August 20, 2024
A cute little VERY EARLY science book about a baby dropping a noodle. The best part is that a puppy gets to EAT THAT NOODLE.
June 30, 2018
Fun explanation of gravity! Love that this series features black children.
March 5, 2019
Really nice science book with lovely illustrations; revisit at toddler age but still fun now.
January 31, 2020
I like this book but I feel like it encourages kids to drop their food.
June 30, 2020
Such a well done series!
September 20, 2020
Babies drop objects, playing with gravity. Simple explanation of how gravity works.
December 1, 2021
Easy to understand explanation of gravity.
June 8, 2022
3 1/2 months old - fairly Engaged, cute book
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August 17, 2024My daughter loves to explain the basic concept of gravity ever since reading these books. She has another 13 months until she can start school.
April 10, 2025
This is brilliant in so many ways. it's so simple and so powerful at the same time.
June 18, 2020
Cute, but like the other ones in the series a bit limited.
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January 2, 2019I ADORE This book, and so does my toddler. We love the whole series! And this one a baby is experimenting with dropping things, and learns about gravity!
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