Planets, rockets and stars hold a small child's attention long before any of the science behind them makes sense.
That is the opening this book works with, using pictures to carry most of the explaining for children who cannot yet read. Ninety-six pages built around one subject give space for the vocabulary to repeat, and repetition is how a two-year-old actually learns a word like planet or orbit. Sawan Books sets the range at two to five, which puts it firmly in shared-reading territory: an adult reads and points, the child looks and answers.
Practical points:
• Ninety-six pages organised around a single space theme
• Pictures doing most of the explaining for pre-readers
• Vocabulary covering planets, rockets and night-sky words
• Published by Sawan Books for the two to five age group
Meant for parents reading aloud with toddlers and for nursery groups introducing space, published by Sawan Books and available from Boipoka.