Newtonian Physics for Babies (Baby University)

Great quality book. A lot of fun. The thought of teaching children physics at this age is just incredibly fun and wonderful.

We bought this book for our future grandchild who will soon be born. It is a very short board book which takes one minute to read. The book is about a ball. A ball feels the force of gravity and it is pulling it down. When the ball is on the ground the ball still feels the force of gravity but the ground pushes back with an equal force and the ball is at rest. If there is a net force the ball moves. At the end the book lists the three laws of motion. 1. If an object has zero net force, it does not change its motion. 2. The net force is equal to mass times acceleration. 3. For every force, there is an equal force in the opposite direction. It is very simply expressed, and the illustrations are fun, but I still think this book requires the child to be a bit older for him to understand, maybe 3-4 years old rather than a baby. However, I think the book can evoke an interest in science and physics at an earlier age. Despite it being one of the tougher books in the series, I think it seems to be a pretty good book.

My daughter calls this book "Tonian for babies". These books are great to teach kids a basic understanding of scientific topics. This book breaks down very complicated things into terms that a toddler can understand which is not an easy feat. I feel like every book in the series is a great buy for any parent with a kid under 7, not just for babies and toddlers. I like that my daughter is learning about things that really matter for once and not just about what Queen Elsa is doing or other garbage. The price point on Kindle is great which allows most families to buy and read these books. All I can ask is that more of them become available on Kindle so that we can add more to our collection. These books help build small scientists which is soo awesome.

Our daughter absolutely loves this book and this entire series. I really find it hard to believe that people have given it a poor rating. They are well written (however basic), good and sturdy and will intrigue a baby, a toddler, and even into early childhood. They’re meant to spark the child’s interest in the subject, not fully explain it in detail. We recommend and will continue to buy anything new they release. With all the redundant children’s books out there, these are a breath of fresh air!

I think this is the best book in the Baby University series, at least of the 10 or so that I own. It explains the solar system and the life cycle of stars in a very simple and interesting way, and it highlights parts that are most interesting and might pique a child's interest. If you're only getting one, this is the one to get

I'm a meteorologist and my sister is a mechanical engineer, so when I came across this series of books while shopping for my new nephew, I had to grab them all. While the illustrations are minimalist, it doesn't matter because this is for an infant. They're solidly constructed to where a baby can't destroy them. They're honestly more about being a nerd and giving them to other nerd parents. My sister thinks they're great and these should last for many more nieces and nephews to come. Science!

I am liking all these books by Chris Ferrie. I think they are conceptually great and a lot of fun. I wish the design was a little more slick and higher end since it already uses such simple graphics, but I'm also a sucker non glitzy substantial things, so I can't complain. They will be staples in our house and I will give them as gifts for sure.

As a former science teacher I understand all these books so they make sense to me but a lot of them in this serious introduce complex vocab with no definition of the new word. It is a difficult task to write about these topics for babies BUT it is done well. The rocket science one explained thrust and lift well. Just some are so complex it’s hard to explain in just a couple pages. This one was my least favorite so far, a fairly complex concept that is honestly hard to explain without models, I had to teach it to 8th graders and they struggled with it. Just be aware that your child might have more questions and just make sure you know what you’re reading about and can explain more if needed or at least provide examples.