Cal and the Amazing Anti-Gravity Machine

by Richard L. Hamilton, Sam Hearn (Illustrations)

In this wacky, adventurous chapter book, Cal and his grouchy talking dog, Frankie, discover the joys (and pitfalls) of anti-gravity when they join forces with Cal's inventive neighbor, Mr. Frout. This hair-raising adventure is a laugh-out-loud romp that lifts one boy's curiosity about science to a new level!

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 2005

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a fun book to read with Bradley. Full review here: http://www.sunlitpages.com/2017/03/re...

[Ginny Kaczmarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming and fun. Delightfully silly with an antagonist who turns out to be a fascinating person. Lots of clever surprises.

[Jill]

Took this home to my sometimes reluctant reader who actually reads very well and enjoys doing it when he doesn't have to. This was a little higher reading level than he usually reads, but I was pretty sure he'd still be able to read it and I was right. It still has pictures in it, which is a draw for younger kids reading at a higher level.

[Darla · Rating 2 out of 5]

(Genre: Children's Fiction) This was another book that my family listened to on our trip. It was an okay story (very short--just a little over an hour long) but I never fully got into it. It is about a boy who helps his older neighbor test the anti-gravity machine that he has made.

[The Styling Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cal and the Amazing Anti-Gravity Machine by Richard Hamilton, illustrated by Sam Hearn - special fiction book with a humorous take on a person with a nutty professor neighbor who invents an anti-gravity machine. Quite amusing and quick read. Fun with a talking dog as well!

[Cheryl Meibos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun little read--a rather interesting idea--what if you could invent an anti-gravity machine? What would happen?

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute book for my kids, it teaches about gravity in a funny way, but it was still a little too old for my little ones. We listened to it on tape, we will try again in a few years.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

my 5.5 yo son has been into gravity lately & really enjoyed this book due to the funny nature of gravity flowing up...he read this w/ Dad so I did not read it.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this was a fun one for my kids. It wasn't as interesting as I had hoped it would be, especially for my kids. However, I liked the format of the story (chapters that flowed) and the pictures.

[Jane · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good idea for a book. And I greatly appreciate children's "chapter books" that have lots of illustrations. But this story just wasn't that interesting or fun.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good for the reluctant reader -- short chapters, pictures, and an interesting idea. I think my daughter didn't identify with it because the main characters were male, but that's probably just her.

[Kaiden-Casper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the story and how Cal became friends with Mr. Frout when he was being loud at night and they couldn't sleep.