Down to Earth
The Story of Gravity
Published on 23. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-80199-630-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Science Works series use cartoon style illustrations and lively narrative text to make key topics in science both accessible and engaging.
Have you ever thought about what keeps your feet on the ground? Or why things always fall downwards? The answer is a mysterious force called GRAVITY.
In this revised edition from Jacqui Bailey, we follow the story of an astronaut on his first trip into space. There he experiences what life is like without the pulling force of gravity. This book also contains an experiment, more great facts to know, useful websites and an index.
Ideal for readers age 6+.
Have you ever thought about what keeps your feet on the ground? Or why things always fall downwards? The answer is a mysterious force called GRAVITY.
In this revised edition from Jacqui Bailey, we follow the story of an astronaut on his first trip into space. There he experiences what life is like without the pulling force of gravity. This book also contains an experiment, more great facts to know, useful websites and an index.
Ideal for readers age 6+.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
126 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80199-630-3 (9781801996303)
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Persons
Jacqui Bailey has spent a lot of her adult life working with children's books. She has been an editor and publisher of everything from picture books to encyclopaedias, but mostly enjoys finding out amazing bits of information and then writing about them. She is an award-winning author with more than 20 children's information books to her name, including A Cartoon History of the Earth series.
Matthew Lilly is an illustrator with over 40 years of experience in children's publishing. He has designed and illustrated a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles for several publishers and organisations including Walker books, Hachette and A & C Black.
Matthew Lilly is an illustrator with over 40 years of experience in children's publishing. He has designed and illustrated a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles for several publishers and organisations including Walker books, Hachette and A & C Black.