Dan Green
book is absolutely adorable!!
The level is of course young children but I really enjoyed it for not just the scientific content which is well written but the beautiful artwork! Each planet, and other objects discussed in the book like space probes, galaxies, meterorites, and more is depicted as an adorable chibilike character.
A very interesting book. I learned a lot. It also had me asking questions and looking up more information,
Each chapter focuses on a piece of the universal puzzle such as “The Sun,” “The Solar System,” or “Rising Stars, ” This approach is much more easily digestible and tangible for younger readers because it generally steers the focus away from more theoretical aspects of astronomy or astrophysics.
The presentation, quality of information, and the rate in which the information is given is really great here, Piece by piece concepts are explained, and eventually tied together by the end of each chapter, The book is colorful and filled with illustrations that Im sure kids would enjoy, I personally think theyre stylistically subpar, but thats because Im a selfadmitted snob for such things, Whatever the case, they explain what they need to explain and are effective,
Astronomy: Out of this World! by Simon Basher and Dan Green should work in mostth grade science classrooms and up.
Target audience:and up, A children's book covering various aspects of astronomy, It is easy to read and has colorful artwork, There is a short glossary at the end, A good introduction for beginning readers and elementary students, I really enjoyed this book because it had so much information that some were interesting, Book Response
The book Astronomy: Out of This
World! Is a really good non fiction book, It talks about the universe and all the parts of it, This book is good for people of all ages, I personally am not a huge fan of the solar system, but this book got me interested with visuals and fun facts that i never knew.
For instance, did you know that the Elliptical Galaxy is a “huge squished ball of old, starved of star making gases” Well, I didnt, and this book taught it to me.
The author explains a difficult topic in a very simple concept that is understandable for beginners like me, and pros like astronomers.
I recommend this book who wants to learn more about astronomy or wants to learn about it for the first time.
I would give this book aout ofbecause it got me interested in the topic of astronomy, when i really wasnt interested in the topic at first.
Love this Kingfisher series! Each planet, galaxy, space probe, moon, and everything in outer space is personsonified and cute cartoons are created on each page, This is a fun book that will spark kids to want to learn more about astronomy, Check it out! A fantastic read with the kids that generated a ton of questions! It was a great book, it went into detail on things I didn't know about, in a short amount of time instead of aminute documentary talking about one topic.
Love these books. Very informative. Very fun. Love to read them
I liked this book because I have always been interested in the planets, and learning more about them and the universe.
One more reason I liked this book is because it covers almost everything you can think of in astronomy, LOVED THIS! The information is presented in a very fun way, I think I would call it a combination ofst andrd person, Each planet, star, probe, galaxy and other known objects in space have their own information page, Adorable illustration make it SO much fun, Everything is presented in such a way that it is easy understood, so much so you don't even realize that you are learning.
In fact this book taught me a few new things that I hadn't come across yet, Definitely recommend this book to everyone who is interested in space, Might beyears out of date but I dont think the bulk of the info has changed much, I enjoy reading these books: I know its the right level for me when I still have trouble understanding everything! This book gets credit for jump starting my interest in the cosmos back in the day.
I remember it hit the perfect balance of things I already knew general solar system planet info while introducing deeper details and topics about atmospheres and various phenomena that made me curious for more.
It opened my eyes that there were things I didn't know I didn't know about oort clooud, kuiper belt, but unfortunately googling/wikipedia wasn't a thing for me at the time.
So I ended up rereading this book several tens of times, . . Really good kids book. Loved reading it myself. While this book at first seemed like it was full of good information explained simply enough my second grader could grasp it, we soon realized its riddled with errors things like saying the planets are millions of years old instead of billions which is not a small detail and should have been proofread for content again if it was at all.
Rather disappointing and makes me wonder if the whole series is suspect
Upon further consideration I'm bumping my review up a star.
The errors could have been missed pretty easily if one wasn't looking for content, And there's still a lot of good information, I am an amateur at astronomy, recently amazed by the subect, I have been fiddling with the idea of reading and learning more about it.
I have some books in my to read list that touches in depht this subject, I found this book at the book fair at the middle school I work in, I enjoyed it very much and it was very helpful at introducing to me the terms and the basics of the universe.
It uses friendly language and images, I have learned and understood, I feel a little bit more confident now to proceed with more advanced books, There is than one author with this name in the Goodreads database, Dan Green spent his first four years in Africa, until his family swapped the African sun for Welsh rain, He grew up an English American hybrid in the heart of Wales and then went to Cambridge University to study geology, After college, he shipped out to Italy to chase a dream of rock n roll stardom, wound up in Venezuela, where he became editor of the English language newspaper and survived a coup detat and most recently rode his motorbike across Europe to Morocco.
Dan is the voice of Basher the best selling childrens science series created by the graphic artist Basher sitelink basherbooks, com/usa/home. html. He has also written humor books, comic strips for Horrible H There is than one author with this name in the Goodreads' database.
Dan Green spent his first four years in Africa, until his family swapped the African sun for Welsh rain, He grew up an English American hybrid in the heart of Wales and then went to Cambridge University to study geology, After college, he shipped out to Italy to chase a dream of rock 'n' roll stardom, wound up in Venezuela, where he became editor of the English language newspaper and survived a coup d'etat and most recently rode his motorbike across Europe to Morocco.
Dan is the "voice of Basher" the best selling children's science series created by the graphic artist Basher sitelink basherbooks, com/usa/home. html. He has also written humor books, comic strips for Horrible Histories and Horrible Science, and is the author of the Footprint Venezuela Handbook.
Visit his website and find out what he is up to: sitelink www, dangreenbooks. com sitelink.
The level is of course young children but I really enjoyed it for not just the scientific content which is well written but the beautiful artwork! Each planet, and other objects discussed in the book like space probes, galaxies, meterorites, and more is depicted as an adorable chibilike character.
A very interesting book. I learned a lot. It also had me asking questions and looking up more information,
Like a Facebook for the universe, Astronomy gives every important celestial body and concept its own page, where readers can learn its behaviors, likes, and dislikes up close and personal.
From the flashy to the shadowy and strange objects that hang out like loners at the edges of the universe, no player goes unnoticed.
Every profile has a hip animestyle portrait to round out the picture, but make no mistake: while the presentation is all style, the science is rock solid.
The book includes a super cute poster of the solar system in the back, The universe has never been so cool,
Each chapter focuses on a piece of the universal puzzle such as “The Sun,” “The Solar System,” or “Rising Stars, ” This approach is much more easily digestible and tangible for younger readers because it generally steers the focus away from more theoretical aspects of astronomy or astrophysics.
The presentation, quality of information, and the rate in which the information is given is really great here, Piece by piece concepts are explained, and eventually tied together by the end of each chapter, The book is colorful and filled with illustrations that Im sure kids would enjoy, I personally think theyre stylistically subpar, but thats because Im a selfadmitted snob for such things, Whatever the case, they explain what they need to explain and are effective,
Astronomy: Out of this World! by Simon Basher and Dan Green should work in mostth grade science classrooms and up.
Target audience:and up, A children's book covering various aspects of astronomy, It is easy to read and has colorful artwork, There is a short glossary at the end, A good introduction for beginning readers and elementary students, I really enjoyed this book because it had so much information that some were interesting, Book Response
The book Astronomy: Out of This
World! Is a really good non fiction book, It talks about the universe and all the parts of it, This book is good for people of all ages, I personally am not a huge fan of the solar system, but this book got me interested with visuals and fun facts that i never knew.
For instance, did you know that the Elliptical Galaxy is a “huge squished ball of old, starved of star making gases” Well, I didnt, and this book taught it to me.
The author explains a difficult topic in a very simple concept that is understandable for beginners like me, and pros like astronomers.
I recommend this book who wants to learn more about astronomy or wants to learn about it for the first time.
I would give this book aout ofbecause it got me interested in the topic of astronomy, when i really wasnt interested in the topic at first.
Love this Kingfisher series! Each planet, galaxy, space probe, moon, and everything in outer space is personsonified and cute cartoons are created on each page, This is a fun book that will spark kids to want to learn more about astronomy, Check it out! A fantastic read with the kids that generated a ton of questions! It was a great book, it went into detail on things I didn't know about, in a short amount of time instead of aminute documentary talking about one topic.
Love these books. Very informative. Very fun. Love to read them
I liked this book because I have always been interested in the planets, and learning more about them and the universe.
One more reason I liked this book is because it covers almost everything you can think of in astronomy, LOVED THIS! The information is presented in a very fun way, I think I would call it a combination ofst andrd person, Each planet, star, probe, galaxy and other known objects in space have their own information page, Adorable illustration make it SO much fun, Everything is presented in such a way that it is easy understood, so much so you don't even realize that you are learning.
In fact this book taught me a few new things that I hadn't come across yet, Definitely recommend this book to everyone who is interested in space, Might beyears out of date but I dont think the bulk of the info has changed much, I enjoy reading these books: I know its the right level for me when I still have trouble understanding everything! This book gets credit for jump starting my interest in the cosmos back in the day.
I remember it hit the perfect balance of things I already knew general solar system planet info while introducing deeper details and topics about atmospheres and various phenomena that made me curious for more.
It opened my eyes that there were things I didn't know I didn't know about oort clooud, kuiper belt, but unfortunately googling/wikipedia wasn't a thing for me at the time.
So I ended up rereading this book several tens of times, . . Really good kids book. Loved reading it myself. While this book at first seemed like it was full of good information explained simply enough my second grader could grasp it, we soon realized its riddled with errors things like saying the planets are millions of years old instead of billions which is not a small detail and should have been proofread for content again if it was at all.
Rather disappointing and makes me wonder if the whole series is suspect
Upon further consideration I'm bumping my review up a star.
The errors could have been missed pretty easily if one wasn't looking for content, And there's still a lot of good information, I am an amateur at astronomy, recently amazed by the subect, I have been fiddling with the idea of reading and learning more about it.
I have some books in my to read list that touches in depht this subject, I found this book at the book fair at the middle school I work in, I enjoyed it very much and it was very helpful at introducing to me the terms and the basics of the universe.
It uses friendly language and images, I have learned and understood, I feel a little bit more confident now to proceed with more advanced books, There is than one author with this name in the Goodreads database, Dan Green spent his first four years in Africa, until his family swapped the African sun for Welsh rain, He grew up an English American hybrid in the heart of Wales and then went to Cambridge University to study geology, After college, he shipped out to Italy to chase a dream of rock n roll stardom, wound up in Venezuela, where he became editor of the English language newspaper and survived a coup detat and most recently rode his motorbike across Europe to Morocco.
Dan is the voice of Basher the best selling childrens science series created by the graphic artist Basher sitelink basherbooks, com/usa/home. html. He has also written humor books, comic strips for Horrible H There is than one author with this name in the Goodreads' database.
Dan Green spent his first four years in Africa, until his family swapped the African sun for Welsh rain, He grew up an English American hybrid in the heart of Wales and then went to Cambridge University to study geology, After college, he shipped out to Italy to chase a dream of rock 'n' roll stardom, wound up in Venezuela, where he became editor of the English language newspaper and survived a coup d'etat and most recently rode his motorbike across Europe to Morocco.
Dan is the "voice of Basher" the best selling children's science series created by the graphic artist Basher sitelink basherbooks, com/usa/home. html. He has also written humor books, comic strips for Horrible Histories and Horrible Science, and is the author of the Footprint Venezuela Handbook.
Visit his website and find out what he is up to: sitelink www, dangreenbooks. com sitelink.