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The Cosmos For Kids (I Spy Universe): Solar System and Planets in our Universe
A parent who wishes to teach a child more about the universe needs to definitely help the child understand the many items that occupy our galaxy. This book would be excellent because a young child will not be skilled enough to gather information from a text only book. However, this is an illustrated guide of the cosmos that will show beautiful and artistically created pictures that will stick in the mind of a child. This also allows the child to ask questions of the parent, which can involve the child and parent in important bonding and learning that is essential.
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First published September 30, 2014
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June 30, 2016
I got this book because my SO, me, many of our friends and family and their children are all fascinated by space. My SO and I wanted to see if this would be a good book to recommend. As someone who loves Carl Sagan's Cosmos series, planetariums, space museums, etc.I know how captivating and immersive information and imagination about space can be.
My SO says (he's the visual reviewer since I went blind) the pictures and images are absolutely fantastic and captivating. He says the text is a tad bit small and might he better served having a caption on the picture, ie "the Milky Way" and having the rest of the text on an opposing page. This book isn't for very young children because of the sophistication of the vocabulary. Sometimes words should probably be defined like supernovae. Some things should probably be explained like what Voyager 2 is and perhaps when it launched, general path, etc. The identical text and picture for Voyager 2 occurs twice in the book for an unknown reason.
The order of the pictures and text appears to be random and not well thought out. Some orders suggest themselves by reading what's included - for example all material mentioning the Milky Way could be together. The only exception to the disorder is the part that mentions something about each planet, The text beginning with "The brighest stars..." is repeated twice over two different images.
This book does have some good images and some interesting facts. It's probably best for kids who already grasp basically what planets, supernovae and the like are, though you undoubtedly can do better than this book for them. You could use it as a learning opportunity - ask them how they'd order the book, what terms and things need more explanation or defining and have them research it. I received this book at a free or discounted rate in exchange for my honest review.
My SO says (he's the visual reviewer since I went blind) the pictures and images are absolutely fantastic and captivating. He says the text is a tad bit small and might he better served having a caption on the picture, ie "the Milky Way" and having the rest of the text on an opposing page. This book isn't for very young children because of the sophistication of the vocabulary. Sometimes words should probably be defined like supernovae. Some things should probably be explained like what Voyager 2 is and perhaps when it launched, general path, etc. The identical text and picture for Voyager 2 occurs twice in the book for an unknown reason.
The order of the pictures and text appears to be random and not well thought out. Some orders suggest themselves by reading what's included - for example all material mentioning the Milky Way could be together. The only exception to the disorder is the part that mentions something about each planet, The text beginning with "The brighest stars..." is repeated twice over two different images.
This book does have some good images and some interesting facts. It's probably best for kids who already grasp basically what planets, supernovae and the like are, though you undoubtedly can do better than this book for them. You could use it as a learning opportunity - ask them how they'd order the book, what terms and things need more explanation or defining and have them research it. I received this book at a free or discounted rate in exchange for my honest review.
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