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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book should have been better than it was. There is just no explanation on how they do the traveling they do. Just having a super computer isn’t enough to sell me. Let’s just grab Miss Frizzle and jump on the Magín School Bus!
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is written for kids but it is a nice combination of good story, science explanations/drawings and beautiful color pictures of our solar system. A serious science nerd might not appreciate the story part but for those who are interested in science but don't necessarily like reading non-fiction, this is a great choice.
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
relaxing
Even though The Five-Year-Old and her father really like this book, I'm not as sold on it. Mostly because The Five-Year-Old makes me skip all the scary bits. My thought is, if there's bits that are too scary, the book needs to wait. On the other hand, The Five-Year-Old's totally obsessed with all things cosmological, largely thanks to this book and its sequels. So there's that.
The book is structured as part story, part kid-friendly cosmology lecture. Each chapter has at least one page devoted to discussing a topic in depth, such as is it really possible to escape from a black hole and if so, how would that work?
The Five-Year-Old loved those lecture pages.
What bothered her was the conflict. She was going through a stage where any mention of a bad guy or even just normally good kids doing bad things made her super nervous and extremely agitated. So Dr. Reaper, the evil science teacher, scared her, as did the posse of boys Dr. Reaper recruited to help him carry out his nefarious schemes. The scenes with Reaper, which really comprised a lot of the book’s storyline, were the ones she wanted me to skip.
If your children don’t mind hearing about bad guys doing bad things, they will probably enjoy this book. As for me, if I could do it all over again, I would wait until The Five-Year-Old was a bit closer to the book’s recommended age of 8 and up.
The book is structured as part story, part kid-friendly cosmology lecture. Each chapter has at least one page devoted to discussing a topic in depth, such as is it really possible to escape from a black hole and if so, how would that work?
The Five-Year-Old loved those lecture pages.
What bothered her was the conflict. She was going through a stage where any mention of a bad guy or even just normally good kids doing bad things made her super nervous and extremely agitated. So Dr. Reaper, the evil science teacher, scared her, as did the posse of boys Dr. Reaper recruited to help him carry out his nefarious schemes. The scenes with Reaper, which really comprised a lot of the book’s storyline, were the ones she wanted me to skip.
If your children don’t mind hearing about bad guys doing bad things, they will probably enjoy this book. As for me, if I could do it all over again, I would wait until The Five-Year-Old was a bit closer to the book’s recommended age of 8 and up.
adventurous
The first big book I remember really loving
I read this to my 7 year old son. Perfect story book for children that are interested in space, universe, planets etc. Apart from the story, there are also plenty of facts and explanations which enhances the appeal of the whole book. We are looking forward to George's next adventure.
My son absolutely loved it, could relay the story well having read it independently and found some of it very funny and inspiring. At least 4 stars possibly 4.5 or 5!