Astronauts Zoom!: An Astronaut Alphabet
Cheerful pictures and the ABCs of life on the space station.
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Astronauts Zoom!: An Astronaut Alphabet, by renowned science writer Deborah Lee Rose, is a fun, engaging look at astronauts' life on the international space station. Each bright, engaging picture of the astronauts and their activities in space is on page for a letter of the alphabet. It's a great read-aloud book for space enthusiasts and anyone who wants to see how people sleep, eat, exercise, and work in the microgravity of a tiny space outpost. The end of the book has extra details about each letter's activity, plus how astronauts prepare for life in space, vocabulary, and other resources.
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What's the Story?
ASTRONAUTS ZOOM: AN ASTRONAUT ALPHABET shows real-life pictures of astronauts' daily life on the space station. Readers see how they eat, brush their teeth, sleep, do science experiments, play music, watch Earth go by, and enjoy all the large and small moments of their unique experience. At the end of the book, there are vocabulary words, a list of the featured astronauts, information about how the astronauts train on Earth for the microgravity of space, and other resources for teachers and families who want to delve deeper.
Is It Any Good?
The detailed pictures of real life on the international space station are an immediate draw for young readers just learning about the letters but already fascinated by space. Astronauts Zoom!: An Astronaut Alphabet is a delightful book from renowned science author Deborah Lee Rose, with plenty of details about everyday life that are so much more exciting because they're happening in space. Washing hair and making pizza are the kind of activities that kids can relate to, and many have dreamed about what it would be like to look at Earth from far away.
At the end of the book, the detailed explanation of each letter's activity lets budding space travelers learn more about what interests them, and the list of astronauts featured in the book goes far beyond the famous names and faces we're used to seeing.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
What do you think would be the most exciting part of living in space like in Astronauts Zoom!: An Astronaut Alphabet? Would you ever want to live in space? Why or why not?
What planet would you like to visit?
What other books about space have you read?
Book Details
- Author: Deborah Lee Rose
- Genre: Alphabet
- Topics: STEM, Great Boy Role Models, Great Girl Role Models, Science and Nature, Space and Aliens
- Book type: Non-Fiction
- Publisher: Persnickety Press
- Publication date: April 5, 2021
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 0 - 7
- Number of pages: 36
- Available on: Hardback
- Last updated: April 6, 2021
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