What's Out There? A Book About Space

This is a really neat book to explore with preschoolers in an informational way. It is presented in an easy-to-understand text that bring planets, stars, comets, and space to life via a book and simple terms. What a great way to introduce this expansive topic about the solar system to young minds.

This book would be a great introductory book to K-1 students who are just learning about space. It has great visuals and is simple enough for young children to understand. With illustrations made of collage paper, this can also be used as an interdisciplinary lesson idea, allowing students to make their own planets as they learn about each one individually.

Summary: This book takes readers on an adventure through space as we learn all sorts of things. We learn about how our planets came to be and how they were named in addition to more interesting facts through a storyline. The illustrations help teach us even more about our solar system!

Personal Reaction: I thought this book was a great source! This book helped my nephews understand the concept of space and put a fun twist on it. I would recommend this source to anyone.

Classroom Extension: Students can create a model of our solar system or play a game of "Who Am I?" with the planets.

This book is perfect for introducing the solar system to a classroom. It has simple details with a lot of easy to understand text along side of very detailed illustrations. This book provides realistic and interesting facts and also introduces the concept of gravity.This is a very simple read and relates concepts back to the reader.

Summary-A colorful, illustrative book for kids about space and what is "out there." This book provides a simple introduction to the sun, moon, stars, planets, etc. It has great detail about the solar system and it is a perfect way to introduce kids to the solar system.
Personal Reaction-I had a great time reading this book with my two year old. He had fun telling me where the sun, moon and stars were. He got to learn about planets and space a little more. His face lit up reading this book. I got a great experience out of reading this book and I can tell that kids will have fun learning from this.
Classroom Extension-Project time! As a class we will make a model of the solar system using creativity and lots of fun art supplies.

This book details the science behind the planets, moon, sun, comets, shooting stars, and more. The illustrations are captivating and the author simply describes what is in the sky that we can't see.
I would definitely use this book in a 1st-3rd grade classroom. It aligns really well with any of the standards about space, the moon, shadows, and gravity. The pictures make it easy for students to understand concepts and the wording is kid friendly. I think I would use this book as an introduction to a unit because it goes over a lot of topics. Then I would pick other books that dive deeper into one subject, like the moon or sun.

This is good for pre k and kindergarten students. It is a great first look about what space is. Some topics it covers is the sun, the moon, and the reason for night and day. This book has amazing illistrations that will get any young child interested in space. This can be used in the classroom for story time or put out for free reading. It can also inspire children to create their own outer space projects.