Meet all eight planets, then follow your child's curiosity farther into space.
Planet Words begins with Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in order from the Sun. Spacecraft images, large labels and brief facts introduce each planet, with Pluto identified separately as a dwarf planet.
Sixteen vocabulary sections explore asteroids, nebulae, the Sun, the Moon, satellites, rotation, craters, comets, galaxies and black holes. Photographs, scientific images and simplified models help grown-ups explain objects and movements children cannot easily observe for themselves.
Compare the Moon with an asteroid, explore a model of day and night and look closely at a telescope. Short explanations, conversation prompts and shared activities give children ways to use the words they hear through pointing, drawing, acting or talking. A word guide and adult guidance support return visits to favourite subjects.
Written for ages 4 and up to share with a grown-up, this introduction to astronomy suits preschool space themes, homeschool solar system study and family reading with a child who keeps asking about the night sky.
Part of Curious World from Kala Early Learning Library.