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Tell Me About Space
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In this lovely nonfiction board book, a child asks their grownup what happens to the sun at night, why we don't float into space, how many moons there are, and more. Heartfelt and fact-filled, this is the perfect book for curious little minds.
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Perfect for curious little minds, this nonfiction board book teaches young readers all about outer space through question-and-answer text!
Tell me why the sun goes down.
What happens to its light?
The sun stays put! It’s Earth that spins,
creating day and night.
Why don’t we float into space? How many moons are there? A child asks about outer space, and their grownup answers in rhyming, factual text. Little ones will love learning that the earth is constantly spinning, that Saturn isn’t the only planet with rings, and that most planets have their own moons!
Tell me why the sun goes down.
What happens to its light?
The sun stays put! It’s Earth that spins,
creating day and night.
Why don’t we float into space? How many moons are there? A child asks about outer space, and their grownup answers in rhyming, factual text. Little ones will love learning that the earth is constantly spinning, that Saturn isn’t the only planet with rings, and that most planets have their own moons!
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Tell Me About Space
Perfect for curious little minds, this nonfiction board book teaches young readers all about outer space through question-and-answer text! Tell me why the sun goes down. What happens to its light? The sun stays put! It’s Earth that spins, creating day and night. Why don’t we float into space? How many moons are there? A child asks about outer space,...Board bookSold Out
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781665935579
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Board book
Date Published: 09 November 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Little Simon
Illustration: f-c; matte cvr with spot UV
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jennifer Falkner
- Illustrated by Jennifer Falkner
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 178.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 206g
Pages: 22
About the Author
Lisa Varchol Perron writes picture books, middle grade novels, and poetry for children. Her poems have appeared in children’s magazines, online poetry journals, and anthologies, and she earned the 2021 Boston Authors Club Discovery Award for picture book writers. She lives outside of Boston with her geologist husband and two book-loving kids.
Jennifer Falkner is a children’s book illustrator and designer based in Perth, Australia. Jennifer’s work is inspired by a passion for nature, the antics of her two small boys, and her own childhood playing and exploring the beach and the bush in Western Australia. Recently, Jennifer has illustrated The Happiness Seed, The Lucky Shack, the Flashlight Explorers series, Tell Me About Oceans, and Tell Me About Space. Before returning to Perth in 2018, Jennifer lived and worked in Canberra, Bangkok, Jakarta, and Singapore.
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