Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Childrens Book About Child Stars

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.

The Big Dipper is co-authored by Molly and Branley Franklin to introduce the concept of constellation. Children begin to identify the big and small dippers, among other formations in the sky. The other ideas tackled within the pages include the North Star, little and great bear.

James Ransom and Lenny Holt came together and gave children the title How Many Stars in the Sky. This is the best selection for the imaginative mind of children since they begin to look forward to long sky gazing hours. It does not dwell on the fact that they have to identify constellations or the phases of the moon. This is a story of a father who drives his son to the country for the sole purpose of gazing at the skies.

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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