Eye Wonder: Space

by Carole Stott

Open your eyes to a world of discovery. Travel from Earth to the ends of the known universe. Space is a colorful first guide to astronomy packed with facts about space exploration, the solar system, planets, stars, galaxies, and much more. Dramatic, atmospheric photography provides a wealth of visual information. Packed with facts and written in an accessible style, Eye Wonders are the perfect educational start for young children. A groundbreaking reference series specially developed for younger children aged five plus. In a stunning style departure for DK, wonderful photography shows subjects within their natural setting, offering a whole new level of information through powerful images. Vocabulary is accessible to children aged five plus, with the meanings of new, subject-related words clearly explained. The series provides an excellent knowledge base on the natural world for children starting to learn. The combination of breathtaking visuals and informative, accurate text will hook even those children who usually avoid books.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, School, Space, Astronomy, Childrens, Education

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

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

[Laura (Book Scrounger) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall this was a great introduction to our solar system, space travel, and stars and galaxies. The photography was nice, and there were good details about each planet in our solar system.

I think in the future I'll look for something more up-to-date, as almost 20 years can make a big difference for a science book. Back when this was published, Pluto was still classified as a planet and the International Space Station was still under construction. Probably there was some outdated information on the "Our Future in Space" page too.

[Paige Dalton-Reitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an informative (and engaging) book about space for kids. My six-year-old nephew wanted me to read it to him and I, a 31-year-old decidedly not-astronaut, learned a lot.

[Hannah Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Summary
This nonfiction text is packed with facts about space exploration, the solar system, planets, stars, galaxies, and much more. It contains information and real photographs of each planet in our solar system.

Evaluation
Perfect Space book for young children to read because it is packed with beautiful illustrations and information that uses vocabulary that young children can understand.

Teaching Tip
I would use this book to teach about space exploration, this lesson would be appropriate for younger children in first and second grade. This book has an entire chapter on our place in space and another chapter about our future in space. You could also use it to teach a science lesson about the planets in our solar system because it has a chapter on each planet in our solar system.

[Joanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been reading a lot of space books lately, and this one stands out from some of the others because of the authors voice. Phrases like “the center of the sun is like a giant bomb that never stops exploding” made me laugh but also illustrated well the concept the author was trying to teach. The pictures were stunning, the information easy to digest, and I enjoyed the activities at the end.

[Alyssa Haverfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was bursting with information and I found it fascinating, even as an adult! I loved the photos, graphics, etc as well. This book goes into great detail without being too simple or too overwhelming.

[هبة الحارس · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good introduction to space,simple, and full of images.

[Alexander Tressler]

iT is good

[Devon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this book with my son for school. I hated it.

[Loren]

Text Features:
table of contents
Index
Glossary
Headings
Diagrams
Captions
Fast facts

Text Structure:
Description- This text describes the components of space. Students learn about planets, stars, and the moon. Students will also learn about life in space for astronauts.

Paired Fiction:
La Luna
Thorpe, K., & Casarosa, E. (2012). La Luna. New York: Disney Press.
La Luna
In this story a boy goes to work for the first time with his father and grandfather. He finds out they work on the moon! This is a great story that can activate students’ mind about what they know to be true about the moon.

Strategy Application:

For this book I will use the R.A.N. strategy again (RAN). The students will receive a graphic organizer broken into 4 sections: What I think I know, Misconceptions, What is true, and What I learned. Students will use their background knowledge (either from the fiction text or previously learned) to write down 3-4 things they know about the moon on sticky notes. While I read students will move their sticky notes to either the “Misconceptions” or “True” section. If they learned something new, they can write down new facts. At the end of the book, if there are still sticky notes in the “ What I think I know” section students can be prompted to search for knowledge in other texts!

RAN ( Reading and Analyzing Nonfiction Strategy). (n.d.). Retrieved June 20, 2016, from http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpage...

[Eliza Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informational Text

"Space" is a book in the Discovery Kids Eye Wonder series. It is an excellent resource for learning about the planets, space travel, the universe, and more. It has lots of great detailed photos that were taken from satellites. Every few pages has a "data zone" box that contains fun facts about space. This book is well organized and makes reading an informational text fun because of the format and abundance of pictures. It has a glossary in the back, as well as a list of websites about space.
I would use this text in the classroom as part of a lesson on space. I would refer to it myself before teaching a lesson because it has a lot of great information. When using it as part of instruction, I would mark several pages with fun facts to share with my students. If I was able to, I would then provide a copy for each student. Students would then each pick something from the book that interests them and do a project on it, using the book as one of their sources.
I really enjoyed reading this book because it was interesting and easy to read. I learned about space through pictures, fun facts, and diagrams. Students of all ages would enjoy this book, but I think it would be most useful in a 2nd-4th grade classroom.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Space by Carole Stott was originally published in the "Worldwise" series in the 1990s and is now part of DK Publishing's "Eye Wonder" series.

Space is a solid introduction to astronomy. The book covers things like rotation (a planet's day) and revolution (a planet's year), the different kinds of stars, differences of scale of the planets and so forth. Each new subject is expanded upon across a two page spread.

The book is designed for ages 4 to 8 and it is interesting enough to read in one sitting but is solid enough to be used as a reference book for looking up facts.

The cover I'm displaying is from the old "Worldwise" series but if you follow the link it will take you to the more recent "Eye Wonder" series.

[Meryem Matar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have rated the non-fiction book "Mad About Space" four stars because it was very good, but was missing some important details. I rated this book four stars because it talked about many interesting facts on the world out there, in space. Some of these facts are what makes the Earth a perfect place for life. The answer is that it is a rocky planet and what makes it unique is that it is neither farther, nor closer to the sun which makes it have the right temperature for living things to survive. There were many other interesting facts in this book. This book is missing one star because there were many questions that weren't answered while reading it.

[Charsia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book a lot because I got too learn about space! I learned that Jupiter has rings, and that Uranus and Neptune has rings too, and that Pluto has a lop sided orbit around the sun, and there are about 100 more things I learned. If you like learning about space, this is a good book too read!

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

The content of this book was good for the topic. It is a little bit out of date with the changes to Pluto's planetary status (which is easy to discuss as you read) and new space exploration technology.

Some of the page's text layouts were very difficult for us to read (dark text on top of a dark photo).

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of usefull information

[Zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was for scool but I loved it! I heart space.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

broad resource for children many pictures and exposure to theory

[Shammah]

That's amazing

[Theo Girvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Travel from Earth to the end of known univeres.

[Michelle Hernly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, but some information is out of date.