On Earth

At 18 months, my daughter picked this book at the library, we read it and had to buy it. The art is beautiful, the layout and style of the illustrations cleverly help to explain the concepts in the book (gravity, solar system, Earth's rotation and orbit of the sun, calendar, seasons). The writing is excellent and fun. Our child constantly request this book. It is not a long read, yet it is entertaining, satisfying and packed with information about our days (our planet). The day and night cycle illustrations fascinate my child, now aged 2, she has memorized most of the book. A great introduction to understanding daily life through science.

Great book. Educational without being overly wordy for little ones. Beautiful illustrations. Highly recommend.

I purchased this book for my 2nd grader who loves science. The book was great at explaining some difficult material. The book really helped give us ideas for a project required by his school. We enjoyed it! Very well written.

I have now purchased two copies of this book for my 3 year old son. (one as a gift to his Montessori preschool to complement their existing birthday ritual involving the rotation of the earth around the sun) The story ties together the basic elements of the passage of time in a way that is accessible, engaging and entertaining for young children. My children are all 3 and under and have been enjoying this book for more than a year. As they get older they understand more and more of what goes on in the book. I heartily recommend this book as both an enjoyable read and an educational tool for introducing the concept of the passage of time to young children.

My 4 year old grandson wanted a book about the earth for Christmas. He loves this book. The pictures are wonderful and the text is easily understood by the younger kids.

This book is illustrated in a way that helps the child understand the text very easily. The author brilliantly minimized the text and still managed to explain the subject very well. Even though my daughter reads chapter books, this is not a book to practice reading, it is a book to learn facts. Short, sweet and perfect for my 8 year old to learn about the earths rotation, revolution and "big words" like axis, equator, gravity, sphere etc.

Love the illustrations! Simple words as pictures give a great visual idea of the movements of the earth and how we see it.

My kids at school love it! I wanted to keep it in my filing cabinet but they begged me to put it in our classroom library!!