Explorers: Stars and Planets: Stars and Planets

by Carole Stott, Peter Bull (Illustrator)

About the Series This innovative series uses storytelling as the gateway to learning and exploration. Six action-packed story-scenes are followed by photographic information spreads which provide scientific detail and background. Each title can be read front to back, or the reader can follow special 'page links' for a thematic exploration. This series is perfect for emerging readers who are beginning to exercise wider reading, research and cross-referencing skills.
Gazing at a nighttime sky full of stars is a powerful invitation to the imagination. Stars and Planets takes readers out for an exploration of the galaxy beyond Earth's atmosphere. Starting with what we see and moving outward to the Moon, the nearby planets, what it is like to travel and live in space, and space exploration beyond where humans can travel, young readers can explore the book sequentially, or pick a theme and follow the links through the book. From frozen rocky moons to awesome gas giants and the millions of stars in the universe, this is an immersive adventure that's sure to inspire young readers to think differently about the nighttime sky.

Genres: Nonfiction, Space, Childrens, Science

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 12, 2005

About the author

Carole Stott has written more than 20 books on astronomy and space, and is a feature writer for the UK magazine Astronomy Now. Carole authored Kingfisher’s popular I Wonder Why Stars Twinkle and Other Questions About Space and The Best-Ever Book of Astronomy. Before turning to full-time writing, she was curator, and then head, of the Greenwich Royal Observatory.

Reviews

[Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miss 3 has lots of questions about the Moon. We looked at the moon phases information in the Explorers: Stars and Planets book and we watched a number of videos about the moon and solar system on You Tube. She also had fun naming all the planets in the solar system in the book. Her favourite moon videos were from the National Science Teachers Assoc. and BrainPOP UK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz01p...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGlGU...

[Nasya]

def interesting if i'm not 0.87652 seconds from falling asleep in the library