Look Inside Space

Look Inside

by Rob Lloyd Jones, Benedetta Giaufret (Illustrator), Enrica Rusinà (Illustrator)

This is a great fun flap book packed with interesting information about space, and the amazing things that float through it - stars, moons, comets, and the planets of our solar system. Each double-page spread has a stunning colour illustration, and several flaps to lift to find out more about what's going on in the scene - such as what goes inside the International Space Station, how astronauts visited the Moon and what they did there, as well as the history of astronomy, from Galileo to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Space

11 pages, Board Book

First published June 1, 2012

About the author

Rob Lloyd Jones was born in San Francisco but grew up in London. He studied Egyptology at University where he learnt hieroglyphics, and often goes on digs with the Egypt Exploration Society. He is a senior editor at Usborne, for whom he has written over thirty books – mostly historical non-fiction, but also adaptations of classics such as JEKYLL AND HYDE and THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. Rob is also a volunteer reading helper at a primary school in Clerkenwell and wrote episodes of the children’s TV show ‘Bernard’s Watch’ for Carlton Kids. He lives in south London with his wife Sally, and 14-month-old son Otis.

Reviews

[Brian Clegg · Rating 5 out of 5]

It doesn’t hurt that this book won the 2013 Royal Society Prize for a children’s science book, and while I don’t always agree with their choices, this certainly is a great example of a type of science book that is unique to young readers. Although there is some quite interesting text, it is right that the accolades go equally to illustrators Benedetta Giaufret and Enrica Rusiná, and designer Suzie Harrison, because it’s half way between a book and an installation.

Every page is littered with lift-up flaps – over 70 in all – which add to the immediate content and make the whole experience of reading it more fun. The downside is that it is does make it a bit of a one-shot read, and even with the content under the flaps it’s a little thin on information – but to set against that it is a book that would appeal even to those who really aren’t that into reading, which is always a good thing.

While there is inevitably stuff about rockets and moon landings and the space station, the spreads I liked best were those on astronomical topics like the Moon, the Sun and galaxies – but all the content is pleasing to the eye, informative, and relentlessly interactive.

It’s slightly difficult to put an age on a book like this as pop-ups tend to appeal to the very young, and may put off those of the age the text is aimed at, but provided no one is looking to dent their cool, those younger readers will absolutely love it.

[Minna Hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing! It's engaging for the reader (adult or child!) and there as so many flaps for children to lok under for little pockets of information. The pictures are clear and colourful and all of the information can be digested as a whole page or even just a few of the flaps a time.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book to go alond with our space study. Very basic is some parts.

[Srujan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Immediate thoughts: the book is an excellent addition to your 4+ year old child's personal library. Mine were thrilled to flip through this one on their own too!

[Andrea Damic · Rating 5 out of 5]

In short, great book. Beautifully designed, colourful and well written, it's easy to follow; concise yet provides answers to the very basic questions about space, excellent start up book to attract your children's interest and possibly get their imagination going as well as maybe deepen their interest into what lies beyond (sort to speak).

My three year old daughter loves it. Especially the planets area and after just couple of days she memorized all the planets in our solar system. There is a lot to explore in this book with all the closed compartments that you have to open to get your answers yet everything is organized in a very simple and easy to follow type of way.

Also, my recommendation to parents with toddlers, while it is hard to pin point which age is this book aimed at, in all my reviews I try to emphasize that it's extremely important how you present a book to your child. Don't try to read a book like this to small kids as they will lose their interest very soon; you know your child the best so choose content that will be most appealing to them (for my daughter that is the rocket-ship and the planets) and just disregard everything else, and then make a presentation. I say presentation as in a way it is; lower yourself to their level and have fun otherwise trying to read it like it's a piece of news you have to get out there will not result in a desired outcome. You can always come back to a certain page in the book if you see that your child has developed an interest otherwise pushing it and having high expectations could only have an opposite effect and you will both end up being disappointed. Hope this helps. Enjoy your exploration! Cheers

[raccoon reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved it but it was too much for my son. We will try again a while from now.

[Sonja Gieren]

🌝🪐Rezensionsexemplar🪐🌝
(unbezahlte Werbung)
-Usborne Verlag-

🪐🌝🪐Aufklappen und Entdecken🪐🌝🪐
-Im Weltraum-

Autor: Rob Lloyd Jones
Illustratorin: Benedetta Giaufret, Enrica Rusina
Verlag: Usborne Publishing
Preis: 10,95€, Pappbilderbuch mit Klappen
Seiten: 14 Seiten
ISBN: 9781782321163
Alter: ab 5 Jahren
Erscheinungsdatum: 1. März 2014

5 Von 5 Sternen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Inhaltsangabe:
Entnommen von: usborne.de
Spannende Reise durchs Weltall
Warum leuchten Sterne? Woraus bestehen Planeten? Wer war der erste Mensch auf dem Mond? Hinter jeder Klappe warten kindgerechte Erklärungen und faszinierende Illustrationen darauf, entdeckt zu werden.
🪐🌝🪐🌝🪐🌝🪐🌝🪐🌝🪐🌝🪐🌝🪐🌝🪐🌝
Meine Meinung:
Hallo ihr Süßen 💕
Diese Reihe, des Usborne Verlages erfreut mich immer wieder aufs Neue. Es gibt einfach immer wieder Neues zu entdecken und ich bin immer wieder sprachlos. Doch muss ich sagen, daß dieses Buch hier noch einmal all' meine Erwartungen übertroffen hat, denn es beinhaltet wie jedes andere Buch aus der "Aufklappen und Entdecken" Reihe ganz viele Klappen, doch hier befinden sich zum Teil klappen, in den klappen, der Klappen. Besser kann ich es einfach nicht ausdrücken. Dieses Buch hat mich vollkommen umgehauen! Einfach nur der Hammer!
Ganz lieben Gruß Sonja/Shaaniel

[Bárbara Gajardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro nos entrega información no solo acerca de cuerpos celestes sino que también de los inicios de la astronomía y los avances que se han hecho hasta la actualidad. La tipografía es fácil de leer y los colores son vibrantes, logrando así una lectura agradable y entretenida. Contiene una sección de "Preguntas del espacio", que es a mi parecer bastante útil, ya que si el niño tiene una duda específica puede conseguir la respuesta correcta fácilmente. A pesar de contener mucha información, nos la entrega de manera concisa y fácil de entender. Otro punto a favor es que la editorial y el autor se esforzaron por verificar y respaldar toda la información con una fuente fidedigna, en este caso el astrónomo y profesor Stuart Atkinson.

[Rachel Hutsell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Informational
Grade: Early Primary / Primary
This is such a cool book! It explains space in a creative way. There are so many new words that will expand the vocabulary of children who read it. On each page, there are flaps that fold over, and even flaps within flaps! There are questions on flaps on the pages to get kids thinking, and there are answers under the question flaps. There are many facts on pages, yet it does not appear overwhelming. I really liked this book! It is great for young readers to start exploring and learning. I recommend this book!

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is going to be brilliant for guided reading - 5*

If the class is going to enjoy it as much as I did then they are really going to enjoy it. There are over 70 flaps and if that's not engaging then I don't know what it is. I've learnt so much about the solar system and the Space Station.

I will keep reading this to plan guided reading.
This is our book for the whole half-term for guided reading.

[Магдалена Иванова · Rating 5 out of 5]

Страхотна образователна поредица на издателство Фют. По занимателен и забавен начин се хваща вниманието на децата по пътя към изследването и споделянето на различни впечатления. Препоръчително за всички дечица, които обичат темата за Космоса!

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

We actually bought this at a book fair and it’s fantastic! It’s got a ton of information in it and she’ll be able to enjoy it for years, as it really is meant for a child much older. And she now knows the planets without me actively teaching her…

[Courtney Snowdon]

I used this book in a Reception class when we learning about space and non-fiction texts in Literacy. The children loved learning about all the facts of space and how we can use non-fiction texts to infer text. A good read on the eye too and so great for early learners.

[Sanna lukee lapselle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mielenkiintoinen ja selkeä luukkukirja avaruudesta. Joidenkin luukkujen sisällä on lisää luukkuja, mitä en muista ennen nähneeni. Monimutkaisetkin asiat on selitetty suht ymmärrettävästi. Tämä kirja taisi laukaista lapsessa ainakin jonkinlaisen kiinnostuksen avaruutta kohtaan.

[Shermane · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter loved it!

[Nel · Rating 5 out of 5]

My space-obsessed 3 year old LOVES this book. Full of facts about the solar system under lift-the-flaps.
Plus a large fold open page with the sun and all the planets.

[Emmaleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another book that my son and I love.

Everytime we read it, we find something new.

It is written in an easy to understand way and the amount of pictures and lift the flaps is nice and interactive.

[منصورة يا شام العز]

Space for schools easy
And this book is very great l was excited when l read this book and it is easy

[EMD]

Loves all the flaps to lift!

[Zainab Alshams]

لدينا النسخة المترجمة للعربية

[Jamie Gravell · Rating 5 out of 5]

We are big fans of Look Inside books, this one is falling apart it is read so often...

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Really fun! The flaps inside flaps are rather ingenious. Obviously for older kids, but we read it in bits and pieces over several weeks.

[Anam Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is just an absolutely creative, colourful and concise book. An amazing informative book about space for young children to add to their knowledge. The questions on the flaps on pages helps children to explore and think. The title page of the book is beautifully designed which motivates children to learn facts about space and develop their learning.

[Maple Class · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is good because you interact with it because the book has flaps for you to open at back of the book there are questions and you open the flaps to find out the answer. It tells you about the moon, astronauts and even more!
By Amelia L

This book was a great book, and would recommend to people who are interested in space. The coolest thing I found out is that the Sun is 60 times hotter than boiling water! I also like how there are floppy pages that have more information. I think this book was very interesting.
By Emilie F

It had lots of cool interesting facts like the first person that went into space was from Russia. Also there are over 70 flaps to flip and there are 12 chapters full of scientific facts like they put flags up to show they have visited.
By Phoebe

I like this book because it has a lot of information about space like 'most scientists believe that the Earth began 14 billion years ago'. Did you know you could fit a million worlds in a quarter of the sun?
By Harley

The main plot is about space. I like it because it has flaps and it is interesting. I enjoyed the part where it talks about the Space Station because it tells me about what they do. I enjoyed all of it. A fact about the space station is they sleep tied to the wall.
By Lukas

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book over the last couple of days with my daughter and we have both really enjoyed it.

At first glance it looks like one of those books you buy for babies with thick card pages, however this is soon revealed to not be the case upon opening the book. Inside the book are lots of flaps to lift (and secretly hidden flaps under the flaps) with lots of information about many objects and aspects of space. I found the pictures to be bright and interesting and the facts accurate and interesting. Even though it covered some questions that could be seen as tricky or complex I found it to be well explained at a level appropriate for someone new to learning about space. Many of the typical questions were covered in an appropriate way not only for children but I think this would also be of use to someone who was going to teach this subject at a primary level but wasn't sure about the subject.

On the whole we love this book and it answered many of my daughters questions, she keeps choosing to go back to it and look again so definitely on to a winner!

[Aurélien Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a kid interested in space this book is just brilliant. The lay-out is catchy and awesome, with fantastic, very lively and colourful illustrations. There's a lot of flaps to lift and, even, flaps within flaps! Plus, the middle pages open up to reveal the solar system in a very attractive fashion. Interestingly, the topics covered are also broad enough to embrace from astronomy (planets, moon, sun and stars etc.) to space exploration (human and not etc.) and a quick brush up of star gazing's history. The informations might be simple and not that instructive for a kid already passionate by the topic (as is my 6 years old boy, who didn't learn that much new here) but, the whole is so beautiful and superbly designed that, it still is a great way to feed their insane imagination and sense of wonder (indeed, my boy keep coming back to it again and again). This book is a pure jewel for little minds thinking and dreaming big.

[Shron Ephraim · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book Look Inside Space is a fantastic picture book. This book is intended for preschoolers, early elementary, and middle school children. This is a book opened to all ages because it is informative. This is a book that teaches young readers how the elements in space operates. This book is a flip book so it consist of many bright colors, and pictures. As I evaluated this book, I concluded that every element was effective. The colors, the language, and even the sounds. The characters are the moon, stars, planets, etc etc. The things that makes up a solar system. I would definitely think this book will be appealing to its intended audience simply because most children love flip books. They love the effectiveness of the 3D experience that get from books like this.

[Shaurya Jain · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book has interesting flaps, where now I know about space ships, astronauts, astronomers, Galaxies, Planets, Asteroids, Craters, and the Moon. It was difficult for me to understand that the stars are actually a ball of gas, but the illustrations helped. It says on the cover that the book won the 2013 Royal Society Prize for a children’s science book award.

[Zoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for introducing space to young kids - I'd say this was ideal for 5-6 year olds. It's a smaller, chunkier format than the See Inside... series, and with content appropriately managed for the younger crowd.