Planets

by John Devolle

This book will blow your child's mind! Big Science explained simply

The perfect picturebook to introduce little minds to big ideas!

Planets combines bold, colourful illustrations with jokes and incredible science facts to take young readers on a fun-filled journey across the solar system. On the way they will learn all about the planets, and find out the answers to such important questions Why does Venus smell so bad? Why aren't there many birthday parties on Neptune? and What would happen if you tried to eat your dinner on Mars?

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published December 20, 2022

Reviews

[Ankit Saxena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Geography & Physics has always been my favorite subject with history as well. Reading about planets yet again with lots of info on each planet makes me remind of my school days.

This is an amazing book on educating children with smart ways in short read. However, there are some editing issues as the display was too bad while reading it on kindle.

My NetGalley reviews: https://www.netgalley.com/book/271118...

[oohlalabooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read and shared this one with my kids. They are learning about planets and were excited for this one. The colors are bright and colorful, the words easy to understand and for them to read. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy.

[Inishowen Cailín · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, illustrated book that explains the planets in child-friendly language. The tone of the book is lighthearted while at the same time giving facts about the planets; e.g. what the atmosphere is like on each planet and how long it takes them to orbit the sun.
This book will appeal to young readers curious about our solar system. It's also short enough for a teacher to include it in a five or ten-minute story session in class.

[Pi]

Po ATOMACH przyszedł czas na PLANETY w wykonaniu Johna Devolle i oficjalnie ogłaszam, że jest to świetna seria książek ... powiedzmy, że popularnonaukowych dla dzieci. Autor potrafi prosto i zabawnie pisać i malować rzeczy trudne. Tak! Myślę, że ta seria ma moc zachęcania małych czytelników do zgłębiania tajników świata - w tym przypadku PLANET i ATOMÓW.
PLANETY mnie oczarowały, trochę pewnie dlatego, że kocham tę tematykę, ale głównie dlatego, że Devolle umiejętnie podchodzi czytelnika, potrafi zaciekawić zgrabnym zdaniem i kolorowym, geometrycznym rysunkiem. Ilustracje są z miejsca rozpoznawalne i cieszą oko. Tak! Te książki mają swój, niepowtarzalny charakter i styl.
Bohater PLANET jest łatwy do tzw. utożsamienia się z nim, a fakt, że mamy tu jeszcze pieska, który także staje się miedzyplanetarnym podróżnikiem ociepla całość i wywołuje uśmiech na buziach. Mądrze pomyślana książka, która pokazuje, jaka to wspaniała jest Ziemia i jak by to było na innych PLANETACH Układu Słonecznego...
Ślicznie wydana książka - książki, bo ATOMY wraz z PLANETAMI tworzą cudną całość i już nie mogę się doczekać kolejnej pozycji Johna Devolle... a wiem, że jeszcze ma w garści tytuły. Teraz tylko trzeba patrzeć na zapowiedzi Zysk i S-ka.

a gdzie Pluton? a tam jest !
Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka
egzemplarz recenzencki

[Storywraps · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a lovely introduction for little ones regarding our planets. "Planets" combines humour and science facts as readers launch on an incredible journey across the solar system.

The author highlights what it might be like to live on another planet. How about Venus? Well, it is covered in volcanoes spewing out horrible, eggy, sulphurous smoke. I wouldn't want to live there would you? Let's try Mars. It has a rocky, red surface, and is the most similar planet to our own... but it has no gravity. If you tried to eat your dinner there it would get very messy and fly right off your plate. Not fun to live there either, right? Let's check out Uranus? It has a solid surface but it's the coldest planet in the solar system. Temperatures reach as low as -224 degrees Celsius. Nope can't live there. The author takes you from planet to planet and describes their unique features. Can you guess the best planet to live on? I bet you can.

The illustrations are bold, colourful and visually enhance the text. The book is engaging and is a wonderful way to introduce little minds to BIG ideas! I know kids will love it.

[Hana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this with my nine-year-old and we reviewed it together. We felt that it had some nice illustrations and very basic facts about the planets, so would be good as a little taster book as you dove into the topic. However, we thought it should have had more scientific information in it. The small amount of writing per page makes it feel like it's a book for much younger children, but the language used suggests the reader already has some existing knowledge of scientific terminology (axis, solar system, sulphurous). Considering this, it feels like it is actually aimed at 7+. If that is the case, then we felt it could have added some more information to be make this book more useful to the reader and still maintained it's easy-to-read, engaging feel.

My daughter felt she'd only read this once and perhaps read to her younger sister but be prepared to given explanations on words that needed more background knowledge.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Theediscerning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty much what you'd expect in a guide to the solar system if you've seen the sister volume on Atoms, this has the same pleasant approach to science and a similar wacky design aesthetic. (In other words, the Great Red Spot is black.) We start by being told about how the earth is both spinning and orbiting the sun, and then a kid and his dog get a spacecraft to take us all on a tour of the planets in our neighbourhood, before we come back home to the ideal place for life as we know it, Jim. Easy to read, admirable visuals, this might be even more successful than Atoms – and I gave four and a half stars to that, so go figure.

[Averil Layton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice book for kiddos interested in planets and outer space. There are a good amount of quick facts for all the planets that will help teach kids ways to differentiate them all. It feels a bit rushed somehow, but it's still fun!

The illustrations are cute and bright and are in a slightly different art style that I think kids and parents alike can enjoy. I do wish the typography felt more finished and better integrated into the pictures.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute book for kids to learn some quick facts about the planets in our solar system. There were enough facts about each specific plant for children to be able to distinguish different features of the planets. It wasn’t an overload of information that a young child wouldn’t be able to remember. I read this book to my four year old and she immediately asked to read it again!

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

An engaging, colorful read that takes young readers on a tour of our solar system. Simply written with a laundry list of facts that will wow kids and tempt them to look more into this topic. My only quibble with this title is the switch between standard and metric units. I take no issues with including standard units, but metric units should also always be included.

[Lisa Gisèle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC. I'm being completely honest with my review.

I found Planets delightful and fun. The images really complement the words and for some reason give me a School House Rocks vibe.

Thank you for including Pluto on the last page. It made me smile.
Kids will be entertained by this book while they learn some great space knowlege

[Leanne Tharp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Planets is a book that teaches very brief amounts of information about each planet. The main premise is what is flawed about other planets, why we can't live on them, so be happy with the place we've been give, Earth.
There are some decent stats in the book, but anyone under 6 may not fully grasp what is being conveyed.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

"This book will blow your child's mind!" Not only child, but mine as well. Never I encountered a book about planets as fun as this. Designated for young children, but also suitable for all ages, this book is surely a fun introduction about where we live and the planets surrounding the sun. A must have book, in my opinion, at least a must read one.

[el (celestialbronz) · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh this one's fun. this book contains introduction to our solar system, with fun explanation of each planets. paired with colorfull and cute illustrations, this book is a perfect treats for future scientist!

[Emilee (emileereadsbooks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Netgalley and Pushkin Press for a free digital copy.

What a great and easy to understand book about the planets! Kids will want to reread this fun book many times and it can lead to some great science discussions on a large and small scale.

[Sheila Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Planets by John Devolle is packed full of information that I probably learned while I was in school but didn't remember. A great book for adult/child story time because of the discussions all of the statistics and facts would generate. A book for your collection to read over and over again.

[Belle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very simple introductory for kids wanting to learn a bit about the planets in our solar system and a reason why we can't live on them. The illustrations are very bright and eye catching.

*Free e-arc received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Joni Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cool book on planets! The illustrations were just silly enough to keep my little ones attention but still sciency. My son thought the information was neat.