dimanche 15 juin 2014

By Ina Hunt


Children require an exciting introduction to space through exciting literature. They are able to understand concepts about the sky at a very tender age. The choice of childrens book about child stars therefore becomes crucial at a very young age. There are numerous titles designed for different ages.

The Roaring Rockets is the work of Tony Mitton and is designed for children from three years and above. It is composed of exiting rhymes with an interesting approach to space travel. This is a perfect choice to read for the child because of the rhymes. The guardian, parent or teacher who reads the book also gets to enjoy the rhymes.

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me is written by Carle Eric and aimed at introducing children to a waxing and waning moon. The best age is when the kids are three of more years. The simple presentation and pleasant language used by the author makes it ideal and interesting for that age.

Molly and Franklin Branley combined their imagination to come up with The Big Dipper. This is an ideal way to introduce children to constellations and other objects in the sky. Children are able to identify small and big dippers, great and little bears and the North Star, among others.

Ransom James and Holt Lenny coauthored How Many Stars in the Sky for the imaginative children minds. Children reading the book fall in love with the idea of gazing into the skies for hours for the fun of it. The father and son in this story make a trip to the countryside in order to enjoy the open skies. The children are not bored by the fact that they need to name or spot constellations.

Space travel forms an exciting topic for children at the tender age. This inspired Steve Kellogg and Faith McNulty to come up with a book entitled IF You Decide To Go To The Moon. It is a fantasy journey that puts the children into the space travel mood right from the first sentence.

Tomecek Steve and Sachiko Yoshikawa took a non-fictional approach when they wrote down Stars. They are more factual on the composition of stars and their behavior during the day and night. The child understands why some appear bigger and brighter than others. It is ideal for kids beyond four years of age.

Zoo in the Sky is the title given to the work of Christian Balit and Mitton Jacqueline. It dwells on constellations but simplifies them for children to understand. Each image has an accompanying short story that includes sky positioning and behavior at different times during the day. Their approach is factual yet interesting for four year old children.

Rockwell Ann picks a pictorial approach in her book Our Stars. The pictures are paired with tagging statements that describe each star in relation to other objects in the sky. She touches on the moon and the behavior of meteors through very interesting and simple language that can be understood by all. The nature of materials used in this book fits children above the age of five.




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