Quick Booktalk
This level one Ready-to-Read book introduces basic facts about our planet's axis, rotation, natural history and inhabitants.
About the Illusrrations
The cheerful illustrations appear to be done in pen and watercolor. They provide strong context for the concepts covered by the text and they make the book visually appealing for developing readers.
Story Time Possibilities
This is a good basic introduction to planet Earth for preschool and early elementary audiences. Though it's primarily intended to be read by a new reader who can sound out words, the clear writing style and bright illustrations would make it a nice nonfiction addition to a story time as well as a good classroom read-aloud.
Readers Advisory
Parents who wish to avoid political content and/or confusing messages that attribute human life to something other than God will want to know that the back inside flap of this book includes information about climate change and that the text identifies human beings as children of the Earth. I feel pretty confident that a quick conversation with my beginning reader will be enough to help her read this book with the appropriate understanding, and I plan to give it to her.
Disclosure
I received a finished review copy of Earth from Simon Spotlight in exchange for an honest review.
