book did the opposite of name dropping, It kept talking about what scientists in history had discovered but never mentioned their Names!! Totally annoying, Some people used to think that Earth was smackdab in the middle of the universe, with all the and planets held in the sky by giant glass balls.
Boy, were they wrong! In this followup to the awardwinning Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!, Kathleen Kudlinski and John Rocco look at the mistakes, mishaps, and creativity that are part of scientific discovery.
From the first humans wondering about the night sky to the demotion of Pluto to dwarf planet status, this book is an entertaining and informative look at how scientific theories change over time.
Four years before he won a Caldecott Honor for Blackout in, John Rocco illustrated this book, A wellwritten book that shows how science changes and evolves as new discoveries are made, A good introduction to the solar system, We might laugh at what they thought in the past, yet future generations will probably be laughing at us, I read this with a second grade girl and a kindergarten boy, The story was nice because it gave the history about the solar system, however, the book seemed kind of long and lost both of their interest part way through.
I ended up having to read half of the book to them because they thought it was too long to read, The author tells the story of how people discovered and learned how the solar system works, She starts with how people thought that the sun and moon moved around the Earth, how the different people in history learned bout the solar system, gravity, and the discovery of the planets.
The book concludes with the author saying that we will keep learning about the solar system as time moves forward, I like the fact that this book takes a difficult context and creates an interesting story that recites facts, It is easy to read this book and not get bored reading it, I will use this book in conjunction with other books about the solar system, Students will gather facts about the solar system and create a poster with five facts and draw their choice of illustrations,
Great for early elementary, presents the history of the understanding of space as well as recent exploration and findings in a story format, which is more engaging for some children than the books which focus on the facts of the planets.
Very basic overview of the discoveries about our solar system, Brief timeline and short list of resources, Love seeing how the author show that our thinking is always changing as we learn new information, This is a wonderful book that explains a lot about space and our solar system, but has a very simple narrative that doesn't go overboard with information and details.
I love that it shows how we've discovered how flawed our ancestors' hypotheses were throughout history and how someday our decendents will look back and laugh at how flawed our ideas are.
The illustrations are fun and really help convey the magic and mystery that is our solar system, I liked this book for myampyear olds who are learning about astronomy, I like the point that scientists make mistakes and that we are always learning new things and improving our understanding of the world, My only complaint is that it doesn't give important names, It says "one man" and "another astronomer" and "a digital telescope, " Even at a young age, I'd rather them hear "Copernicus" "Galileo" and "Hubble Telescope, " There is a timeline at the end, but I didn't see it until I finished, so we were depending on the memories of myyo and I for the details about the who's and what's.
Nice illustrations and clear text, I liked the fact that it showed how as scientists learned more they CHANGED their views, I wish it would have used more names than just calling people scientists, I was happy to find that they did use the scientist names at the end on the timeline, For an nonfiction picture book it is really good, It goes through the history of Astronomy and explains the theory clearly, I really liked this book but I'm also a bit of a science nerd, Talks not only about what we discovered about the solar system, but how we figured it out, Perfect science for the younger set, Great book to use when talking about the theories that we have found false about the solar system, Ends with a discussion about what theories might change in the future, Last page has a Solar System Discovery timeline, After reading and greatly enjoying Kathleen V, Kudlinski's sitelinkBoy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!, which set out some of the ways in which earlier generations of scientists and thinkers got it wrong, when it came to prehistoric life, I immediately added this followup title to my toberead shelf.
A general overview of the progression of astronomical knowledge, from the days when people believed the earth was flat to the time when they knew better, from their belief that the earth was at the center of the cosmos, to the idea that it was the sun around which everything orbited, this book succeeds in highlighting the idea central to both books that scientific thinking must keep pace with new evidence, and be flexible enough to change, when change is warranted.
Unfortunately, although Boy, Were We Wrong About the Solar System! does succeed at this primary goal, it is nowhere near as strong a title as its predecessor, in other respects.
It's not that Kudlinski gets her facts wrong some reviewers have chided her for incorrectly claiming that Neptune was discovered before Uranus, but if one examines her timeline, it quickly becomes evident that she is aware of the correct chronology Uranus discovered in, Neptune inbut that her main narrative, in addition to being rather vague about dates and scientists' names, is rather misleading when it comes to the sequence of various discoveries.
She never actually claims that Neptune was discovered first, it's just that Neptune's discovery comes before the discovery of Uranus in the narrative, and there are no dates except in the timeline at the rear to clarify the matter.
Similarly, the astronomers and scientists all remain anonymous, even though their stories are quite well known, thereby robbing the young reader of the chance again, while reading the main narrative of making possible connections to other material they may have studied.
It's unfortunate, because I do genuinely like the didactic purpose here, but these flaws, although of organization rather than of fact, detract enough from the book that I wouldn't really recommend it as a science title for younger readers.
Those looking to reinforce the
idea that science is a field that must always be open to new evidence are advised to look to Kudlinski's first title in this vein, while those looking for good books about the cosmos for this age group, will undoubtedly find titles such as Seymour Simon's sitelinkOur Solar System helpful.
Great book for young children, This book makes the history of scientific progress in the field of astronomy accessible to little kids, A brief history of man's views about the solar system and how new equipment and research constantly leads us to learn new things and change our beliefs,
Nice little introductory picture book about how much science has been wrong about our solar system, Great for kindergarten age group, for kids that have some knowledge of our solar system, Myyo got a kick out of some of the ideas we used to have and seemed fascinated, Myyo wasn't interested in the story but seemed to like the illustrations and kept trying to interrupt to ask questions about the pictures, Wonderful illustrations. Great book for kids! A brief history of scientific findings about space, and their respective refutations,
It was interesting for the first few pages, but I started nodding off there towards the middle notwithstanding the humourous illustrations, Mustread forth grade science! Great kid book about the history of astronomers, Loved the premise implied by the title and even how the author points out at the end that one day we'll look back and know that we were wrong about the things we now 'know' about the universe.
Great 'living book' about science, Would even be fun to use with older students who have learned about Galileo, Corpernicus, and Newton to see if they could identify the unnamed characters as they appear in the book.
Good nonfiction book! Kathleen Kudlinski is the author ofchildrens books, Her works range from picture books to the YA level and include natural history, biographies and historical novels, When not writing, she is a popular speaker and writing instructor, Building on a BS in Biology and six years of classroom teaching experience, Kathleen later trained as a “Master Teaching Artist” with the Connecticut Commission on the Arts as well as presenting at regional and national conferences.
Now she eagerly Skypes with classroom, book , and home school groups, world wide, In her spare time, she paints and leads several SCBWI Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators critique groups, and teaches writing for children, She writes at home beside a deep, wi Kathleen Kudlinski is the author ofchildrens books, Her works range from picture books to the YA level and include natural history, biographies and historical novels, When not writing, she is a popular speaker and writing instructor, Building on a BS in Biology and six years of classroom teaching experience, Kathleen later trained as a “Master Teaching Artist” with the Connecticut Commission on the Arts as well as presenting at regional and national conferences.
Now she eagerly Skypes with classroom, book , and home school groups, world wide, In her spare time, she paints and leads several SCBWI Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators critique groups, and teaches writing for children, She writes at home beside a deep, wild lake in Guilford CT or at her woodland cabin in Weathersfield, VT with a a rescue macaw clinging to her shoulder and a pitbull warming her feet.
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