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Astronomy: Out of This World!
(Basher Science)
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Like a Facebook for the universe, Astronomy gives every important celestial body and concept its own page, where readers can learn its behaviors, likes, and dislikes up close and personal. From the flashy stars to the shadowy and strange objects that hang out like loners at the edges of the universe, no player goes unnoticed. Every profile has a hip anime-style portrait to
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The book Astronomy: Out of This World! is a book that describes the parts of the solar system in outer space. It mentions a lot about the solar system and how each part of it works. It even describes what will happen to it in the future.
This book was a really good book because I learned a lot about the solar system and the history about it. I also learned about the parts that make up the solar system too. This is why it was a great book. So I would give this book 5 stars and would recommend it ...more
This book was a really good book because I learned a lot about the solar system and the history about it. I also learned about the parts that make up the solar system too. This is why it was a great book. So I would give this book 5 stars and would recommend it ...more
A children's book covering various aspects of astronomy. It is easy to read and has colorful artwork. There is a short glossary at the end. A good introduction for beginning readers and elementary students.
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A children's book on astronomy. Simple to read and easy to understand. A good choice for space loving kids.
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Genres for this class fulfilled by this book: Non fiction
Copyright Date: 2009
Estimate of age level of interest: 5th - 8th
Estimate of reading level: 8.7
Brief description:A nonfiction book about astronomy. It starts out with the sun and ends with time/space. Each page has a description in the first person from that planet or space term explaining who and what they are.
Identify at least 2 characteristics of this genre and subgenre and discuss how they appear in your book: Organization is a key char ...more
Copyright Date: 2009
Estimate of age level of interest: 5th - 8th
Estimate of reading level: 8.7
Brief description:A nonfiction book about astronomy. It starts out with the sun and ends with time/space. Each page has a description in the first person from that planet or space term explaining who and what they are.
Identify at least 2 characteristics of this genre and subgenre and discuss how they appear in your book: Organization is a key char ...more
Might be 10 years out of date; but I don’t think the bulk of the info has changed much. I enjoy reading these books: I know it’s the right level for me when I still have trouble understanding everything! 😆
A very interesting book. I learned a lot. It also had me asking questions and looking up more information.
Love these books. Very informative. Very fun. Love to read them
A fantastic read with the kids that generated a ton of questions!
While this book at first seemed like it was full of good information explained simply enough my second grader could grasp it, we soon realized it’s riddled with errors (things like saying the planets are millions of years old instead of billions which is not a small detail) and should have been proofread for content again if it was at all. Rather disappointing and makes me wonder if the whole series is suspect
Upon further consideration I'm bumping my review up a star. The errors *could* have bee ...more
Upon further consideration I'm bumping my review up a star. The errors *could* have bee ...more
Astronomy Out of This World! by Dan Green, New York 2009
Setting: The Universe is the setting of this book. The Universe is very broad and it introduces everything that it holds.
Theme: Astronomy, Universe, and solar system.
Golden Quote: “When you gaze at the night sky, you are looking at the best story ever told!”
Plot/Summary: This informative book describes in great deal the Universe and everything that it controls. With vivid detail the book formulates different areas which exist in the univer ...more
Setting: The Universe is the setting of this book. The Universe is very broad and it introduces everything that it holds.
Theme: Astronomy, Universe, and solar system.
Golden Quote: “When you gaze at the night sky, you are looking at the best story ever told!”
Plot/Summary: This informative book describes in great deal the Universe and everything that it controls. With vivid detail the book formulates different areas which exist in the univer ...more
The book Astronomy by Dan Green is an interesting book that talks about scientific discoveries the have been made about much in space. He describes the planets and its atmosphere plus it describes the atmosphere on planets such as Jupiter and Pluto, but he describes them in a first person account. Another part of this book is that this book describes particles such as the Milky Way and the Black Hole. This book brings out the interest in others by describing space and its many wonders. HE divide
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Astronomy:Out of this world! by Dan Green is a very intriguing nonfiction book that is unlike any other nonfiction book. This book gives us an insight as to how everything in the outer world works and gives us a visual of outer space. It is unlike other nonfiction books because it doesn't spit out concrete facts but also gives a visual representation of how the outer space is.
I really favored the organization of the book. One enthralling factor of the book is that it is written in the first po ...more
I really favored the organization of the book. One enthralling factor of the book is that it is written in the first po ...more
Astronomy: Out of This World! by Dan Green is a nonfiction book about the universe. Green creates visuals of planets, comets, space probes, galaxies, several kinds of stars, and an array of other celestial bodies in a cartoon style. It is very different from the normal non-fiction books that drone on and attack you with facts.
The presentation is odd but the facts are concrete. Each body has its own page and is written in the first-person point of view. The language was very descriptive and comp ...more
The presentation is odd but the facts are concrete. Each body has its own page and is written in the first-person point of view. The language was very descriptive and comp ...more
The book Astronomy Out of this World is great book if want to learn the basic facts of extraordinary space objects. The is like a social media site where there is a picture that is drawn to represent the way the object looks. The book is great for kids if they are interested in Astronomy and would like to learn more about it. The book is in first person where the book is made where the planets are describing themselves and their jobs and how the work. The book is organized into different categor
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“I’m the largest thing in space for light years around.” One of many in the Basher Science series, Astronomy: Out of this World! by Simon Basher and Dan Green present a simplified version of an otherwise very complex field of science. Each chapter focuses on a piece of the universal puzzle such as “The Sun,” “The Solar System,” or “Rising Stars.” This approach is much more easily digestible and tangible for younger readers because it generally steers the focus away from more theoretical aspects
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It was a great book, it went into detail on things I didn't know about, in a short amount of time instead of a 30 minute documentary talking about one topic.
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The book Astronomy: Out of This World! Is a really good non fiction book. It talks about the universe and all the parts of it. This book is good for people of all ages. I personally am not a huge fan of the solar system, but this book got me interested with visuals and fun facts that i never knew. For instance, did you know that the Elliptical Galaxy is a “huge squished ball of old stars, starved of star- making gases”? Well, I didn’t, and this book taught it to me. The author expl ...more
The book Astronomy: Out of This World! Is a really good non fiction book. It talks about the universe and all the parts of it. This book is good for people of all ages. I personally am not a huge fan of the solar system, but this book got me interested with visuals and fun facts that i never knew. For instance, did you know that the Elliptical Galaxy is a “huge squished ball of old stars, starved of star- making gases”? Well, I didn’t, and this book taught it to me. The author expl ...more
LOVED THIS! The information is presented in a very fun way. I think I would call it a combination of 1st and 3rd person. Each planet, star, probe, galaxy and other known objects in space have their own information page. Adorable illustration make it SO much fun. Everything is presented in such a way that it is easy understood, so much so you don't even realize that you are learning. In fact this book taught me a few new things that I hadn't come across yet. Definitely recommend this book to ever
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I am an amateur at astronomy, recently amazed by the subect, I have been fiddling with the idea of reading and learning more about it. I have some books in my to read list that touches in depht this subject. I found this book at the book fair at the middle school I work in. I enjoyed it very much and it was very helpful at introducing to me the terms and the basics of the universe. It uses friendly language and images. I have learned and understood. I feel a little bit more confident now to proc
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This book gets credit for jump starting my interest in the cosmos back in the day. I remember it hit the perfect balance of things I already knew (general solar system planet info) while introducing deeper details and topics about atmospheres and various phenomena that made me curious for more. It opened my eyes that there were things I didn't know I didn't know about (oort clooud, kuiper belt), but unfortunately googling/wikipedia wasn't a thing for me at the time. So I ended up rereading this
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My nearly-seven-year old loves all the Basher books, but this is the one he reaches for least. Possibly because he was already familiar with Basher Basics: Space Exploration and that covers some of the other territory. He did enjoy pretending to be a brown dwarf, black hole, etc. through. The science is good and I'm glad he enjoys them!
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This book is perfect for little boys who are mystified by space. It talks about everything from the sun to the deep space gang. It says where things are located, how big they are, and the temperature. It personifies these different objects and makes their lives exciting for a young reader. There are even people-like pictures of the different thing.
This book would be good to use in a science class. You could even have the student draw their own human characters of your class topics.
This book would be good to use in a science class. You could even have the student draw their own human characters of your class topics.
This book is absolutely adorable!!
The level is of course young children but I really enjoyed it for not just the scientific content (which is well written) but the beautiful artwork! Each planet, and other objects discussed in the book (like space probes, galaxies, meterorites, and more) is depicted as an adorable chibi-like character.
The level is of course young children but I really enjoyed it for not just the scientific content (which is well written) but the beautiful artwork! Each planet, and other objects discussed in the book (like space probes, galaxies, meterorites, and more) is depicted as an adorable chibi-like character.
This book has beautiful artwork! Very informational and interesting enough to hold young children’s attention. Each planet and other objects discussed in the book are is portrayed adorably as child like characters. This would be a good book for 2nd-5th grade. I loved the animated graphics and color-coded sections of information about space: stars, and galaxies
I love all the Basher books and this one was especially fun. My kids and I both enjoy it, and the basic information it presents on different space phenomena and exploration technology made us interested in researching more. Great to have around for reference and rereading.
I liked this book because I have always been interested in the planets, and learning more about them and the universe. One more reason I liked this book is because it covers almost everything you can think of in astronomy.
Love this Kingfisher series! Each planet, galaxy. space probe, moon, and everything in outer space is personsonified and cute cartoons are created on each page. This is a fun book that will spark kids to want to learn more about astronomy. Check it out!
I really enjoyed this book because it had so much information that some were interesting.
Really good kids book. Loved reading it myself.
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Dan Green spent his first four years in Africa, until his family swapped the African sun for Welsh rain. He grew up an English-American hybrid in the heart of Wales and then went to Cambridge University to study geology. After college, he shipped out to Italy to chase a dream of rock 'n' roll stardom, wound up in Venezuela, w ...more
Dan Green spent his first four years in Africa, until his family swapped the African sun for Welsh rain. He grew up an English-American hybrid in the heart of Wales and then went to Cambridge University to study geology. After college, he shipped out to Italy to chase a dream of rock 'n' roll stardom, wound up in Venezuela, w ...more
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