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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Beautifully illustrated. A great introduction to astronomy!, October 18, 1999
My son really enjoyed this book because he loves animals. It explains, in simple terms, the various constellations. The illustrations are beautifully done and very engaging.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
a book I never want to forget!, November 28, 2005
We check out many library books each week and I try to get onto Amazon and review them so that I have a record of my impressions of each. I want to make note of those I didn't like; and then there are some, like this stunning volume, I want to make sure I don't forget exist! I can see us checking this book out over and over as my child (now almost 4) gets older and continues with homeschooling. This is a wonderful book and if you are shopping for something that will encourage your child to enjoy the wonders of nature, a book to take along on family camping trips and nature walks; if you want to teach your child ancient stories of the skies, expose them to different cultures; or you are looking for literature which will inspire your storytelling and help you raise a creative imaginative child -- this is the book for you!! Buy it (and I will, too).
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Beautiful Book, October 1, 2004
I give this book 5 stars based on my son's enjoyment of it. I first saw this book at our Nature Center, and he so enjoyed it that I bought him a copy. I truly believed it would be too old for him (he's 3 1/2) but he adores it. I think because we go to the planetarium often he is able to really make the connections between what we see at the planetarium and in the book. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and the information is very well presented. We also have 2 other of Ms. Mitton's books. While at first glance they may seem too advanced for the preschool crowd, I can testify that the preschoolers I know (my son and his classmates) really love these books and go back to them over and over. I highly recommend Ms. Mitton's books.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Wonderful Intro to Stargazing, March 31, 2008
Review by Sherry North, Author, Because You Are My Baby
With captivating artwork and just the right amount of information, this book is a wonderful introduction to the constellations. I took my 3-year-old son to the science section of our local bookstore and let him pick out one book, and this is what he chose. He made a great choice, because he asks to see it again and again, and we both enjoy reading it. The star maps at the front and back are very helpful for finding the actual constellations in the night sky - transforming a reading activity into a real-world activity that captures the imagination of preschoolers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations, May 14, 2007
I work with Children in a 3 to 6 year old
in a Montessori school
The children enjoyed the pictures and the stories.
The book encouraged interest in other star activities
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AMAZING!, August 4, 2009
This is a gorgeous book from one of my favorite illustrators. I bought it for my son's 6 year bithday and we had such a great time finding the 'Zoo in the Sky'!
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Nice pictures, December 21, 2007
This book has nice pictures. Just minimal information though. I was hoping for more historical information on the story of the stars.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
TERRIFFIC WAY TO INSTILL ENJOYMENT OF SCIENCE WHEN YOUNG!, April 26, 2006
THIS WAS A FANTASTIC BOOK THE MY FOUR GIRLS UNDER AGE 5 JUST LOVED! The illustrations are beautiful and the writing conveys information of constellations in a teriffic STORYTELLING MANNER which doesn't come across as DIDACTIC but rather ENTERTAINING AND ENGAGING FOR EVEN THE LITTLES ONES! What is particularlly nice is that it tells when in the year and where in the sky each constellation can be found so it can be used to help facilitate the activity of star gazing looking for constellations. Even my 1 1/2 year old was interested in this "story"!
This is a TOTAL ASIDE, but I think it particularlly important as a parent to emphasize exploration of science WHEN HOME with Preschoolers and young school age children as in my experience with six children THUS FAR in two different states our schools just HAVE TO SPEND THE BULK OF THEIR TIME TEACHING READING SKILLS to the whole class and unfortunately IN DOING SO, HAVEN'T REALLY EVEN INCORPORTATED SCIENCE in the curriculum of early education but leave it for later years. The amount of time spent on teaching science at all is SO SMALL that books like this are just invaluable as studies also show that interests and skills and abilities of people are greatly influenced by EXPOSURE in the EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS!
STUDIES in education consistently demonstrate GENDER BIASES STILL EXIST regarding educating GIRLS in the areas of math and science. THEREFORE I was particually pleased my four little girls LOVED THIS BOOK.
This was a book I recommend for anyone- regardless of gender, and regardless of AGE as it can be helpful to anyone who has interest in learning about constellations. It also has a page of great information AFTER THE STORY teaching about the context of the sun and stars in our solar system WHICH I FOUND VERY HELPFUL AND UNDERSTANDABLE by my four little ones when I read it to them (with some modification using simpler language).
I was pleased that my girls really were EXCITED by this book and are longing to watch the stars to find constellations some night.
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