Pistes d'exploration

Browse through the book, noticing the various topics and exploring the interactive components. Flag interesting pages with sticky notes and share your thoughts with a partner.

List questions you have about the earth and sky. Look for answers in the book and record what you learn. Use an online database or encyclopedia to get additional information. Make a poster or media presentation highlighting the most interesting information you learned.

Write a review of this book. Comment on the ideal audience and the features that make it appealing. Evaluate the content for how well it answers your questions. Give the book a rating on a scale of your choice.

Look at the cover and endpapers. Discuss how questions are written. Compose questions about the earth and sky and write them on sticky notes. Sort them according to topic: sun, moon, stars, etc. Which questions are answered in the text?

Browse through the book, noticing the various topics and exploring the interactive components. Flag interesting pages with sticky notes and share your thoughts with a partner.

This book contains many interactive components (pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, pull tabs, dials). Choose interesting facts and create a booklet about them. Use a different component for each one.

First Encyclopedia of Space, How to Catch a Star, Yuck, a Love Story, Moonday

Mots-clés

Non-fiction , Earth , earth sciences , interactive books , lift-the-flap books , outer space , sky

Commentaire descriptif

Lifting flaps, pulling tabs and turning dials helps bring basic Earth science and the solar system to young readers. Starting from the ground up, this wide-reaching book addresses topics such as continental drift, changing landscapes and the water cycle, before introducing the effects of the sun and moon, then shooting through the atmosphere to discuss planets, stars and space exploration. The language is divided into succinct paragraphs in large type, each with a bold headline, allowing readers to quickly find any section of the book. Readers may pull a tab, revealing a blooming savanna after the rains have finally come: “Hurray! Now the plants can grow and produce new seeds.” They may turn a wheel to see why the moon changes shape as it orbits the Earth: “. . . we can see only a small crescent shape. The rest of the moon is facing away from the sun.” Images combine the realistic beauty of natural landscapes and celestial bodies with fun, cartoon-like characters and scenes, as well as clear maps and diagrams. Whether a reader prefers rainbows or international space stations, there’s something in here for everyone.