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Hello, World! Solar System
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Every young child loves to look up at the moon in the night sky. Here’s a Hello, World! board book that can teach toddlers all about the sun, moon, stars, and planets—with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts. Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. And each sturdy page offers helpful prompts for engaging with your child. (“Can you point to the red planet? That’s Mars!”) It’s a perfect way to bring science and nature into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops. Look for all the books in the Hello, World! • Solar System• Weather• Backyard Bugs• Birds• Dinosaurs• My Body• How Do Apples Grow?• Ocean Life• Moon Landing• Pets• Arctic Animals• Construction Site• Rainforest Animals• Planet Earth • Reptiles• Cars and Trucks • Music• Baby Animals• On the Farm• Garden Time• Planes and Other Flying Machines• Rocks and Minerals• Snow• Let's Go Camping• School Day
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First published March 8, 2016
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February 22, 2017
A rather unfortunate outing. While I certainly understand what the publisher was going for, they should have found a writer a bit more knowledgeable and up to date about the planets in our solar system. While I might agree that a book should be simple and colorful when targeting a young audience, it should still be factually correct and this was published in 2016, so there is no excuse for outdated information.
My daughter found this at the local library, and I read it to her there. I am glad that I did not take it home, or worse yet, buy it. I will not read it to her again.
What the book does right is in the colorful pictures and the layout of the story. It flows well. Where it fails is in the information contained within. These being the issues I have with it:
Only Saturn is shown to have rings.
Pluto is listed, and mentioned as a dwarf planet, but Ceres and Eris are oddly excluded. I can't see a modern book including Pluto and leaving out the much larger Ceres.
In at least one picture; Earth, Venus, Mercury, and Mars are shown to share a single orbit.
My daughter found this at the local library, and I read it to her there. I am glad that I did not take it home, or worse yet, buy it. I will not read it to her again.
What the book does right is in the colorful pictures and the layout of the story. It flows well. Where it fails is in the information contained within. These being the issues I have with it:
Only Saturn is shown to have rings.
Pluto is listed, and mentioned as a dwarf planet, but Ceres and Eris are oddly excluded. I can't see a modern book including Pluto and leaving out the much larger Ceres.
In at least one picture; Earth, Venus, Mercury, and Mars are shown to share a single orbit.
March 27, 2023
Super cute
July 24, 2021
I think this book would’ve been even better if it were less busy and had less of an artistic spin, but I am not aware of many books at the age level of a toddler that cover the basics of our galaxy, so I can’t complain too much. My 2-year-old daughter has memorized the planets, and this book will give her a couple more facts to help keep each planet straight, so I think it’s worth purchasing.
I saw some frustrated reviews about accuracy; my take: nothing was so egregious that it’s going to mislead a small child for life.
- This is an artist’s rendition of the galaxy for small children, so you have to take it or leave it.
- I would have recommended using the word “constellation” instead of just “shapes that stars make,” but again, target audience. My daughter knows “constellation,” and we can use the word even if it’s not spelled out in the book.
- Uranus being depicted with rings would help distinguish it from Neptune.
- Regarding Pluto being included and other dwarf planets excluded: personally I still have a hard time with the fact that Pluto is no longer part of a set of nine planets, so I was excited to see that it’s mentioned here, though a dwarf planet. :-)
I saw some frustrated reviews about accuracy; my take: nothing was so egregious that it’s going to mislead a small child for life.
- This is an artist’s rendition of the galaxy for small children, so you have to take it or leave it.
- I would have recommended using the word “constellation” instead of just “shapes that stars make,” but again, target audience. My daughter knows “constellation,” and we can use the word even if it’s not spelled out in the book.
- Uranus being depicted with rings would help distinguish it from Neptune.
- Regarding Pluto being included and other dwarf planets excluded: personally I still have a hard time with the fact that Pluto is no longer part of a set of nine planets, so I was excited to see that it’s mentioned here, though a dwarf planet. :-)
December 15, 2022
I wouldn't think this kind of stylized art would lend itself to nonfiction, but Jill McDonald keeps proving me wrong. My kids know their planets, primarily from watching Storybots, and are always happy to read a book which helps them show off what they know. This is old enough that Pluto is on the list of planets.
(I miss Pluto being a planet. Things were better then.)
(I miss Pluto being a planet. Things were better then.)
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June 21, 2024I read this. Very informative.
January 10, 2024
wow. i have loved this book so much that my parents had a space-themed 1st birthday party for me! i like to “slap” the planets, trace saturn’s rings that go round and round, and go “whooooosh” at the comet soaring across the sky.
June 28, 2024
Beautifully colorfully illustrations but the book is in correct Pluto isn’t a planet it’s a moon (so scientists said). Still recommend tho it keeps my little nephew entertained singing the planets (& memorizing them)🥰
October 2, 2018
I really like the colourful illustrations in this one. It contains just enough interesting facts about the planets without being overwhelming for littles.
January 19, 2020
I only read this one once; will have to report back.
February 15, 2019
This is a lovely little books filled with interesting tit bits about our solar system. I'm not sure who loved it more, me or Kai, because there was so many little facts that I myself did not know. It was fun learning adventure for the whole family and Kai had no problem retaining the information because it comes in easily digestible bite-sized pieces. I don't love the illustrations but it wasn't bad and Kai didn't mind. Also, Pluto is still classified as a planet in the book so minus one star for that.
May 21, 2021
I liked it because I like planets and I want to be an astronaut, probably.
* 6 read this independently.
* 6 read this independently.
October 20, 2025
Mentions Pluto as a dwarf planet. 5 stars.
March 15, 2022
cute pictures in this kids book about the solar system. My little boy reads it in his rocket tent while blasting to the moon most days!!
January 2, 2024
Super cute board book about the Solar System!
September 13, 2016
So cute. Loved reading something non fiction that was a board book with my son! It didn't hold his attention as long as some others (that he demands night after night) but he did want to read it several times before it went back to the library.
February 21, 2024
The images in this book are very colorful & you can see that they were created using various textures, materials, & technology. They are two-page spreads with paper cutouts & simple text. Written work & vocabulary is simple but also involve the reader. For me, I like the pictures seen on every page. Each part of the solar system is explained & the detail of planets but also spatial aspects helps the reader make connections to real life. There are chalk backgrounds & interactive parts of the book. Page 44 has a beautifully done & detailed image of the entire solar system that ties everything that was covered altogether.
February 18, 2016
So excited about this new Hello, World! board book series. There is a HUGE need for nonfiction board books; I'm asked about them all the time!
December 9, 2024
This book is about our solar system with all of the planets and other celestial objects. This book is considered an informational book because it gives accurate facts about space and is meant to inform the reader. Because it is an informational book, 2 themes I see in this book are exploration and learning. Readers get to see how Earth isn't the only planet out there and that there are many more, including more just in our solar system. They get to see how big the galaxy or even the universe actually is. The other theme is learning because the book is meant to educate readers with facts about each planet in our solar system and even talks about stars and comets.
I would say that from this book, children would learn about the solar system of course, but they could also learn that they could develop an interest in planets. With that new interest in planets, they will continue to learn more about the galaxy and universe, and may grow up to be astronomers or astronauts, or even just keep a telescope to look at planets as a hobby. This is a wow book to me because I liked the descriptions and facts that were given for each planet, and I liked that it had some interactive elements in it too. That would help keep young readers engaged and interested in the book. The illustrations were also nice, and they also helped with visualizing some of what was being said, like Uranus' vertical rotation.
When it comes to literary devices, the most prominent one is more illustrations and less writing, and some repetition. The bigger illustrations with less writing let the readers place the short amount of info with the planet that is being shown to them. This will help them remember the planets' names and what they look like. The repetition also helps with remembering the planets names because each planet's name was said multiple times. It will help readers will remember the planets' names because they were said multiple times. When it comes to bias in this book, I don't think there is any in there. That's because the book is too focused on facts in order to write about anything else.
I would say that from this book, children would learn about the solar system of course, but they could also learn that they could develop an interest in planets. With that new interest in planets, they will continue to learn more about the galaxy and universe, and may grow up to be astronomers or astronauts, or even just keep a telescope to look at planets as a hobby. This is a wow book to me because I liked the descriptions and facts that were given for each planet, and I liked that it had some interactive elements in it too. That would help keep young readers engaged and interested in the book. The illustrations were also nice, and they also helped with visualizing some of what was being said, like Uranus' vertical rotation.
When it comes to literary devices, the most prominent one is more illustrations and less writing, and some repetition. The bigger illustrations with less writing let the readers place the short amount of info with the planet that is being shown to them. This will help them remember the planets' names and what they look like. The repetition also helps with remembering the planets names because each planet's name was said multiple times. It will help readers will remember the planets' names because they were said multiple times. When it comes to bias in this book, I don't think there is any in there. That's because the book is too focused on facts in order to write about anything else.
April 11, 2018
This book is about the solar system to provide basic understanding of it to kids. It describes how far they are from the sun and the colors and temperatures. It also gives the names of them in order so that kids learn it. This book gives specific details of the planets so that they are easy to visualize and remember.
The illustrator did a good job at making this book kid friendly. The pictures are drawn so that the colors are more vibrant. There are also little details that could excite kids like comets flying around and colorful stars. The author also made it interactive by saying the kids could follow the stars to see what shape they make so they can see them in the night sky. There are also arrows in the illustrations so that the kids learn the way in which the planets orbit.
This is a good informational book because it captures the main concept of the solar system without confusing kids. It is a science based book, which can be difficult to make for kids. This book made it fun to learn because of all the analogies that were made with the planets. It also did not pack the pages with words because that probably would have bored the kids reading it. It was also good that the author included that Pluto is a dwarf planet, but it could have defined what a dwarf planet is in a way that a child could understand.
Overall this book was a very useful and educational book. I think it is good that it did not have a massive amount of information and detail because that could very easily confuse kids. The illustrations were very appealing and relevant to the information presented. This book serves as a good start to learning about space.
The illustrator did a good job at making this book kid friendly. The pictures are drawn so that the colors are more vibrant. There are also little details that could excite kids like comets flying around and colorful stars. The author also made it interactive by saying the kids could follow the stars to see what shape they make so they can see them in the night sky. There are also arrows in the illustrations so that the kids learn the way in which the planets orbit.
This is a good informational book because it captures the main concept of the solar system without confusing kids. It is a science based book, which can be difficult to make for kids. This book made it fun to learn because of all the analogies that were made with the planets. It also did not pack the pages with words because that probably would have bored the kids reading it. It was also good that the author included that Pluto is a dwarf planet, but it could have defined what a dwarf planet is in a way that a child could understand.
Overall this book was a very useful and educational book. I think it is good that it did not have a massive amount of information and detail because that could very easily confuse kids. The illustrations were very appealing and relevant to the information presented. This book serves as a good start to learning about space.
December 9, 2018
1. This book has not received any awards from what I found.
2. This book is appropriate from grades Pre-K to First.
3. Hello, World! Solar System is a board book that allows young readers to explore the Solar System. The book starts out by telling the reader to look up at the sky and proceeds to give facts about each planet such as their placement from the Sun and their material. The book ends with a question that asks "Where would you like to go first?" with a colorful illustration of all of the planets in the Solar System.
4. This book is a great way to introduce young children to planets and it gives facts that will enhance science comprehension. The illustrations are very colorful, and the facts are kid friendly with no advanced scientific jargon. I gave this book four stars only because I feel like the facts about each planet were vague.
5. I would use this book in the classroom to teach students the planets in our Solar System and how to classify them. I would probably have the students write a journal entry about their favorite planet. I would also do a history lesson about the moon landing after reading this book.
2. This book is appropriate from grades Pre-K to First.
3. Hello, World! Solar System is a board book that allows young readers to explore the Solar System. The book starts out by telling the reader to look up at the sky and proceeds to give facts about each planet such as their placement from the Sun and their material. The book ends with a question that asks "Where would you like to go first?" with a colorful illustration of all of the planets in the Solar System.
4. This book is a great way to introduce young children to planets and it gives facts that will enhance science comprehension. The illustrations are very colorful, and the facts are kid friendly with no advanced scientific jargon. I gave this book four stars only because I feel like the facts about each planet were vague.
5. I would use this book in the classroom to teach students the planets in our Solar System and how to classify them. I would probably have the students write a journal entry about their favorite planet. I would also do a history lesson about the moon landing after reading this book.
December 1, 2017
This book is all about the solar system, as you can probably infer from the title. The eye catching cover with colored fonts is what makes this book one that stands out. The book is clear and concise, colorful, and grabs the attention of kids. The book gives facts easy enough for children to understand what the solar system is and how it works. The illustrations are well done and the fact that the colors are so vivid is what keeps the child interested in the informational aspect of the book.
I really enjoyed this book, when I first grabbed it I wasn't sure it would be a good book to read for children because it was informational and I felt it might not capture their attention. I read this to my little sister and she loved the bright colors, the way the planets were pictured, and the information that went along with it. I think this book teaches kids a lot about the solar system if they are unsure of what it truly is. Overall this book is one I would use in a kindergarten to first grade classroom to teach and help students learn what the solar system is all about.
I really enjoyed this book, when I first grabbed it I wasn't sure it would be a good book to read for children because it was informational and I felt it might not capture their attention. I read this to my little sister and she loved the bright colors, the way the planets were pictured, and the information that went along with it. I think this book teaches kids a lot about the solar system if they are unsure of what it truly is. Overall this book is one I would use in a kindergarten to first grade classroom to teach and help students learn what the solar system is all about.
November 25, 2017
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Grade level: K-1st
Summary: The reader follows the narrator on a tour of the solar system, give the reader little facts all the planets and what makes them unique. The reader learns facts on how Mars has giant volcanoes and that Jupiter is both the largest and stormiest planet. This tour gives reader a large amount of interesting facts about the various planets.
Review: This story is illustrated beautifully and uses many different strategies in the layout of the texts. This allows the reader to guess and try an determine the correct word. This story is great for first introducing the solar system and some of its contents.
2 Activities
This book is great to tie into a class creating their own solar system whether out of foam balls or paper mache. The book can serve as a tool in creating some of these planets.
This book is a great way to introduce the solar system I the teacher is thinking of starting a unit or a project on the topic.
Grade level: K-1st
Summary: The reader follows the narrator on a tour of the solar system, give the reader little facts all the planets and what makes them unique. The reader learns facts on how Mars has giant volcanoes and that Jupiter is both the largest and stormiest planet. This tour gives reader a large amount of interesting facts about the various planets.
Review: This story is illustrated beautifully and uses many different strategies in the layout of the texts. This allows the reader to guess and try an determine the correct word. This story is great for first introducing the solar system and some of its contents.
2 Activities
This book is great to tie into a class creating their own solar system whether out of foam balls or paper mache. The book can serve as a tool in creating some of these planets.
This book is a great way to introduce the solar system I the teacher is thinking of starting a unit or a project on the topic.
January 22, 2018
I selected this non-fiction book due to my interest in the solar system. This book is very informative. This book teaches children about the sun,moon, stars and planets. The book explains these topics in very simple terms so it can target the primary aged children. Children see the sun, stars and moon every day so I think it is important for them to know information about the solar system. The pictures in the book are very colorful and grab your attention keeping you interested throughout the book. The fiction twin text I chose was Saturn for My Birthday by John McGranaghan. This book is primary aged based and is a story how a boy wants the planet Saturn for his birthday and all the moons for night lights. These books correlate with each other because they both talk and show pictures about moons and the planet Saturn. The non-fiction book helps these children grasp what a planet and moon actually is.
April 12, 2018
This book is fun way to teach children about the solar system. Each page has a different planet, and tells what makes each planet unique. This is a great informational book for children. The colors make it fun to look at and the vocabulary isn't advanced so it is an easy read. The font of the book is also fun and makes the book more entertaining. And the at the end it says "The solar system is an exciting place! Where would you like to go first?" I think this is cool because it makes children think that maybe one day they can go there, so it is very informational, and it establishes dreams and goals.
Overall the book was a very good read, and also very informational. There aren't a lot of literary elements in this book because it is informational. The biggest thing is the pictures. The are colorful and nice to look out so they keep the readers attention. So thats why I gave it four stars.
Overall the book was a very good read, and also very informational. There aren't a lot of literary elements in this book because it is informational. The biggest thing is the pictures. The are colorful and nice to look out so they keep the readers attention. So thats why I gave it four stars.
February 9, 2018
Impression: The text talk to the young readers asking them question if they know which planet is which.
Impact: Light hearted and creative for very young readers to start understanding what the solar system is.
Constructive Opinion: Like! Perfect book for parents and children to read together.
Two Literary Elements: Readings talk to kids by asking question and telling them "Good Job that's the Moon or the Sun". Writing is in between planets flying in the solar system.
Two Design Elements: Cut out pictures of the solar system, kids coloring included in the pictures.
Perfect easy read for beginning readers and get them interactive with with books. Text are included in the solar system an not just plain o'll boring lettering. Brings readers back into the text and creates and marvelous adventure.
Impact: Light hearted and creative for very young readers to start understanding what the solar system is.
Constructive Opinion: Like! Perfect book for parents and children to read together.
Two Literary Elements: Readings talk to kids by asking question and telling them "Good Job that's the Moon or the Sun". Writing is in between planets flying in the solar system.
Two Design Elements: Cut out pictures of the solar system, kids coloring included in the pictures.
Perfect easy read for beginning readers and get them interactive with with books. Text are included in the solar system an not just plain o'll boring lettering. Brings readers back into the text and creates and marvelous adventure.
March 25, 2021
Solar System tells all about the sun and the planets. Each pages goes in order talking about each planet from closest to the sun from the farthest away. There are facts listed for each planet like what they are made out of. I believe this is a great book for young kids who are starting to read because it is getting them to begin thinking about the solar system and what is all in space. This book does not use complicated words but still does a great job of teaching about the solar system without making it seem like a lesson. I gave this book five stars because I really like the simplicity of it but you can still grab a lot of information from the few words on the page. Additionally, the illustrator did a great job of showing what each planet looked like and used bright colors that made everything pop out from the dark background very nicely.
August 5, 2023
The series of "Hello, World!" is aimed at babies to toddlers, and is a nice series to introduce science concepts.
While babies and toddlers might not understand science, they are memorization machines and these books provide the scaffolding upon which their future selves can build their palace of knowledge.
Hello World! Solar System shares two bits of information about each of the heavenly objects. The colorful, if crowded, read doesn't appeal to the very young because of the cluttered pages. Wait until at least six months old, more like eight months, for this book.
One of my favorite space facts, Uranus rotating on its side, is included in the book. I didn't like how stylized the art was of some of the planets - and the book did lose a star because of the stars appearing within the crescent moon. Why do artists constantly put stars within Earth's shadow on the moon?
While babies and toddlers might not understand science, they are memorization machines and these books provide the scaffolding upon which their future selves can build their palace of knowledge.
Hello World! Solar System shares two bits of information about each of the heavenly objects. The colorful, if crowded, read doesn't appeal to the very young because of the cluttered pages. Wait until at least six months old, more like eight months, for this book.
One of my favorite space facts, Uranus rotating on its side, is included in the book. I didn't like how stylized the art was of some of the planets - and the book did lose a star because of the stars appearing within the crescent moon. Why do artists constantly put stars within Earth's shadow on the moon?
April 12, 2018
Hello, World! Solar System is a great informational book for children wanting to learn more about the planets. This book explains that the we see the sun during the daytime and that it is the center of the solar system. Mercury is the closet, Venus is the brightest, Earth is the third planet from the sun, Mars has giant volcanoes, Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Uranus is made of ice crystals, Neptune is dark and cold, and Pluto is the farthest. It even talks about the starts and the comets. This book is great for children who are super interested in what they see above in the sky. The details in the pictures caught my eye and the bright colors. While children read the book, they can ask many questions as well.
January 11, 2023
For a basic understanding of the solar system, this is one of our first go-to books. Jill Mcdonald's depiction of the planets is beautifully illustrated and Fletcher loves the interesting facts about each planet.
I do have two small critiques about this book. 1. It seems to be a little outdated, considering Pluto is amongst the planets. I think it is important to know there are dwarf planets, but this seems a little misleading to include only Pluto. 2. “Grouping of stars” rather than constellation is used and I find that my toddler can understand what a constellation is, no reason to dumb it down.
An awesome addition at the end is the illustration of the observatory, which I loved because I can explain how you can see the solar system with a huge telescope.
I do have two small critiques about this book. 1. It seems to be a little outdated, considering Pluto is amongst the planets. I think it is important to know there are dwarf planets, but this seems a little misleading to include only Pluto. 2. “Grouping of stars” rather than constellation is used and I find that my toddler can understand what a constellation is, no reason to dumb it down.
An awesome addition at the end is the illustration of the observatory, which I loved because I can explain how you can see the solar system with a huge telescope.
December 6, 2017
This book is a great informational, nonfiction book about the solar system. It is very simple which is good because a wide variety of ages can understand and comprehend complex ideas that fit without solar system, it puts it into very simple terms. Also, the illustrations are super cool and add to the effects and the true facts that our solar system is indeed very cool and complex. I would pair this book with the picture book The Darkest Dark, by Chris Hadfield. This is a fiction book but incorporates aspects of space so the two would fit very well together to help teach students about space.
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