DKfindout! Solar System

This is a wonderful resource! My 4yo daughter loves all of the DK FindOut! books. Plenty of gorgeous pictures and inviting layout. There is so much information but it is presented in a way that we can read the snippets that are appropriate to her level of understanding and we will be able to return to this book in coming years and get even more out of it. As an example, she may understand that the distance to the sun is very big, but at her level, the actual number of miles has little meaning because it is such a large distance it is an abstract concept. In a couple of years she will gain a greater understanding as we revisit the Solar System in these pages again and again :-)

My son is obsessed with all the DKFindout books. Shipped fast and decent priced on amazon versus B&NEasy to follow along, he’s six and reads to me about space and planets, moons and astronauts.

My 5 year old recently became obsessed by the solar system. She loves this book. It also helped my prove that Pluto WAS a planet. She loves the pictures and that she can use the extended cover as a bookmark.

This book is filled with wonderful photos and information. I highly recommend it.

The spine of my book arrived crushed and binding is weakened so this book isn’t going to hold up for very long. Super disappointed.

right product, right on time

DK has taken a very nice approach to their series of science and nature books for the 7 to 10, (or so), crowd. The books feature informative high-end graphics, quality photos, and useful graphs and charts. Chapter and topic organization is logical and leads the reader through the subject. There is a running overarching narrative, but it is broken up, or supplemented, by lots of factoids, sidebars, and mini-digressions tucked away throughout the graphics.Especially nice is their decision to avoid dopey jokes and puns, or the "Dummies" type stuff that is often a distraction and can be very condescending. While there might be a jokey throw-away here or there and a "Gee Whiz!" line from time to time, the DK authors generally play it upbeat but straight. A younger kid reading this is going to feel like she's reading something with a little heft and real, current content, and I tend to think that a kid reading these science books deserves that consideration.Here, we start with the Milky Way and then turn our attention to the Solar System. We start with the sun and run outward by planet. Other system objects are included. Where appropriate we pause to get familiar with the history of exploration and discovery. Lots of bits about space stations, astronauts, spacesuits and the like emphasize the future of exploration. The overall treatment is fairly thorough and provides a solid, basic grounding.This isn't really advanced, but it isn't superficial or childish. It's good, solid, reliable and current info intended to serve as a basic introduction. Mission accomplished.(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

I will include this in student library for the well written DK information on the individual planets. Visually the photos are unremarkable. Page 4 & 5 is a double spread of solar system on the bottom of page and the balance is text. It lacks a double page spread of the solar system in all it's beauty. Images and information are retained more fully from books not a screen.

Great for space lovers