With space facts and answers about the galaxies ours and others a black hole is not a hole takes readers on a ride that will stretch their minds around the phenomenon known as a black hole in lively and text the book starts off with a thorough explanation of gravity and the role it plays in the formation of black holes. A black hole is not a hole is an informational text explaining what a black hole is the authors writing style is engaging the title a black hole is not a hole is interesting and causes the reader to question it there is also a speech bubble on the cover that asks then what is it and another speech bubble on the title page that asks are you sure about that there are other speech bubbles found throughout the text that add humor and interest to the topic. No a black hole is not really a hole at all a black hole is an object just like any other except that it is extremely dense this gives it such a high gravitational field that nothing not even light can escape. A black hole is not a hole is an excellent introduction to an extremely complex scientific concept for young readers interested in astronomy back matter includes a timeline which sums up important findings discussed throughout while the glossary and index provide a quick point of reference for readers children and adults alike will learn a ton of spacey facts in this far out book thats sure to excite even the youngest of astrophiles