Every Planet Has a Place

by Becky Baines

Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other what does Earth look like from space? Will I ever live on Mars? What experiment can I do to swing a planet into orbit?

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

32 pages, Library Binding

First published September 9, 2008

Reviews

[Connie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is okay. It's very minimally informative, though probably fine for a preschooler or kindergartner to give them just a little taste of what the solar system is like. I guess they didn't want to overwhelm anyone by listing the 5 officially recognized dwarf planets because they only list three.

[Kelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had eye catching photos and backgrounds, but I found some of the font to be difficult to read (especially when trying to read the book in muted bedtime reading lighting). The information kind of bounced around the page and was hard to follow at times (I worried I was going to miss something important because I had to search around the page for all of the text). I appreciated how in depth the information was and I definitely learned something new from this book, which is great.

[Hanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple quick lesson on our Solar System. I didn't realize I can now divide the closest planets to the Sun as pure rock while the further majority happen to be just gas balls. I got frightened and looked for publishing date when some minimal dwarf planets might have been recent discoveries I didn't know about!

[Tym · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it but I didn’t feel it was informative enough

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very basic nonfiction book about the planets. Good introductory information for kids.

[Woody Calhoon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because, like the Shark one I read earlier, it presents facts to children in a clear, simple manner that makes it easy for them to understand. I was actually surprised to learn how up-to-date this children's picture book was as it no longer includes Pluto, but rather lists it as a planetoid in the Kupier belt. The art in this book is very well done although it is just mostly pictures of the planets gathered by telescopes and other such things, so it isn't really all that special in my book. As I said before, it is a simple collection of facts on planets, but that is not necessarily a bad thing, especially for a young child who only wants to learn more about our solar system. I would recommend this book to any teacher or parent who wants a nice, up-to-date picture book regarding the planets in our solar system and where they are within it.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Every Planet Has a Place" is a great picture book that can be used to teach about the planets and their place in the Milky Way solar system. This book is perfect for 1st graders to 3rd graders. It gives details about each planet and does a great job at keeping the reader's attention. It also includes questions at the end of the book that would be useful while teaching about planets.

[Ashlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with a boy going into the first grade. He seemed to enjoy learning about the different planets. Some words were a little hard for him to say, but it is a great book to read for 1st grader with help. Would recommend this book to any kindergarten or first grade kid who is interested in outer space.

[Loryn Tindall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ironically, this science book has illistrations that look like they came from a science project. It's a great book about the planets and their place in the solar system. Each planet is is shown with a few facts about it and it's moon(s).

[Liz Todd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great nonfiction! Easy to read, great illustrations to support the text, and not overwhelming in amount of information!

[Feixia Yu · Rating 5 out of 5]

My preschooler went through it by himself. He got some idea. It should benefit him more couple of years later.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

April 2017 - Ben has been interested in space and this seemed like a nice, short introduction to the solar system. The main text is short and rhymes, with sidebars giving more factual information. I'm pretty sure Ben's understanding of space is still pretty confused, though.