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Spaceblock
Learn all about space in this out-of-this-world addition to the bestselling Abrams Block Book series!
3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Blast off! In this introduction to Earth’s planetary system and surrounding stars, readers will experience the historic moon landing, learn about what modern astronauts do in space, read about the recent landing of Mars rover Perseverance , and more. Spaceblock features the charming art of British design team Peski Studio, die-cut pages, and 10 impressive gatefolds, including one that unfolds to 30 inches wide to showcase all the planets in our solar system!
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3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Blast off! In this introduction to Earth’s planetary system and surrounding stars, readers will experience the historic moon landing, learn about what modern astronauts do in space, read about the recent landing of Mars rover Perseverance , and more. Spaceblock features the charming art of British design team Peski Studio, die-cut pages, and 10 impressive gatefolds, including one that unfolds to 30 inches wide to showcase all the planets in our solar system!
Collect the whole
Alphablock
Countablock
Dinoblock
Cityblock
Buildablock
Star Wars Block
Marvel Alphablock
Farmblock
Disney Block
Loveblock
Sharkblock
Sesame Street Countablock
Spaceblock
Pixar Buddy Block
Bugblock
Also A Box of Blocks , featuring Alphablock , Countablock , and Dinoblock .
80 pages, Board Book
Published June 14, 2022
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
September 30, 2022
I enjoyed how detailed the information was for young children! Great book for learning about space.
April 22, 2024
A pick for my niece. 🚀✨️ Beginning the "space is cool" indoctrination early. Informative on a child-appropriate level. (We'll wait to start quantum physics next year. Lol.)
August 3, 2022
Not as engaging as the other block books, but still good. I wish it had stuff to find on every page or more interactive elements.
June 10, 2024
The early block books were written for young children. They are now a gimmick, and written for adults (in fairness, mostly the parents of children).
The pictures are still cute, and there's lots of flaps, but the text is too difficult. This is a problem in a lot of 'baby science' books, where the definition of a word itself uses words that are unlikely to be in the kid's vocabulary. This isn't insurmountable, but they aren't going to see either type anywhere except another baby science book, or be able to use them in conversation. I'm talking about words like 'apogee' and 'inertia' (I don't recall if those specific words are in this book, because I returned it a while ago and the Amazon preview is only a couple of pages, but that level of topical specificity).
I was planning to read this to my then four year old niece when I put the hold on. This did not happen, because she'd never sit still for it.
A good block book in this series is Dinoblock. The dinosaur names are hard, but there's a lot of useful vocabulary in the descriptions, like 'quickly', 'burrow', and 'ferocious'. A four-year-old could add any of these to their passive vocabulary. They aren't going to remember 'inertia'.
Also the dinosaur mad will know lots of dinosaur names after.
The pictures are still cute, and there's lots of flaps, but the text is too difficult. This is a problem in a lot of 'baby science' books, where the definition of a word itself uses words that are unlikely to be in the kid's vocabulary. This isn't insurmountable, but they aren't going to see either type anywhere except another baby science book, or be able to use them in conversation. I'm talking about words like 'apogee' and 'inertia' (I don't recall if those specific words are in this book, because I returned it a while ago and the Amazon preview is only a couple of pages, but that level of topical specificity).
I was planning to read this to my then four year old niece when I put the hold on. This did not happen, because she'd never sit still for it.
A good block book in this series is Dinoblock. The dinosaur names are hard, but there's a lot of useful vocabulary in the descriptions, like 'quickly', 'burrow', and 'ferocious'. A four-year-old could add any of these to their passive vocabulary. They aren't going to remember 'inertia'.
Also the dinosaur mad will know lots of dinosaur names after.
October 9, 2025
My professional space needs husband had this to say:
"The text seems factually accurate (minus the zero gravity which is actually microgravity) and the art style simplifies things sufficient for a children's book without presenting any obvious technical errors. In fact, it reawakened my childhood longing to become an astronaut."
I thought it was pretty good myself.
"The text seems factually accurate (minus the zero gravity which is actually microgravity) and the art style simplifies things sufficient for a children's book without presenting any obvious technical errors. In fact, it reawakened my childhood longing to become an astronaut."
I thought it was pretty good myself.
July 10, 2022
The artwork is as stunning as that in the rest of the series, but the content/writing is not at the same level, no are the dye cut shapes as detailed.
September 30, 2022
Love the colors and drawings! Momma read this to me at the doctor’s office to help me keep calm.
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