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Interactive Explorer: Weather and Space by Helen Young
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be in a raging hurricane or what causes an avalanche to be so big that it can actually bury an entire village? Interactive Weather & Space is an exciting new book that offers curious kids the opportunity to experience numerous natural wonders. Colorful spreads bring weather and space to life with eye-popping illustrations and photographs, as well as cool interactive elements, including flaps, pull-tabs, wheels and lift-up acetate pages. A hands-on way to learn about our planet-and beyond!
Spiral-bound
First published October 1, 2010
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November 12, 2022
Plot or Premise
Part of an Interactive Explorer series, this book is aimed at kids, and includes flaps, pull tabs, wheels and acetates. The book is divided into two, with Section 1 aimed at weather. It covers weather extremes, changing climate, floods, droughts, winds, big storms, thunder and hail, and extreme snow.
What I Liked
I was mainly reviewing the text to see what they shared about space for younger grades. Overall, it covers the night sky, star maps, suns and stars, life of a star, constellations, galaxies, planets, the moon, smaller bodies, and exploring space. All are good topics for those new to space.
What I Didn't Like
The added features seem out of place in the book -- the text is written for middle school level or a bit below who would find the features childish, while the "features" are more suited to early grades who wouldn't understand the text. For the space section, the order makes no sense. We start off with big areas, come into the sun, back out to stars and DSOs, back down to the solar system moon, and back out to small bodies.
The Bottom Line
Poor design and odd choice of organization for the space section
Part of an Interactive Explorer series, this book is aimed at kids, and includes flaps, pull tabs, wheels and acetates. The book is divided into two, with Section 1 aimed at weather. It covers weather extremes, changing climate, floods, droughts, winds, big storms, thunder and hail, and extreme snow.
What I Liked
I was mainly reviewing the text to see what they shared about space for younger grades. Overall, it covers the night sky, star maps, suns and stars, life of a star, constellations, galaxies, planets, the moon, smaller bodies, and exploring space. All are good topics for those new to space.
What I Didn't Like
The added features seem out of place in the book -- the text is written for middle school level or a bit below who would find the features childish, while the "features" are more suited to early grades who wouldn't understand the text. For the space section, the order makes no sense. We start off with big areas, come into the sun, back out to stars and DSOs, back down to the solar system moon, and back out to small bodies.
The Bottom Line
Poor design and odd choice of organization for the space section
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