Review: Are you ready to learn about moons in a big way kids?!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
Does your child have a school project to write? This book is a great resource. Great pictures (photos and diagrams) and information.So what are some of the interesting facts about the moon from this book?A natural satellite * Approx. 400 times smaller than the sun * The second brightest object in the Solar System * Tallest mountain is Mons Huygens * There are "seas" on the moon, just not flowing with water but will filled with hardened lava! * In March 2013 a meteorite hit moon at a speed of 90,000km per hour! * Over 129 moon rocks have been found on earth * Details of the moon phases * Last man on the moon was on Dec 7th, 1972 * Only 12 men have ever walked on the moon * Moon gets further away from the earth each year by 22mmIP also writes in quite some detail about the 181 other known moons in the Solar System.Just for your information, temperatures are told in celsius, weights are in kilograms and speed in kilometers. There is a wealth of information in this book so definitely for the older, inquiring mind.At the end of the book there is a link to the videos on their website. They have put together a group of 21 videos on earth's moon and other moons. We use these books and videos as resources in our homeschool. It saves so much time not having to search through YouTube yourself but parents please be vigilant around your children as sometimes the Google "click" ads that appear on the bottom of the screen are not appropriate for kids. When we are watching I quickly click the X to get rid of it!Cons: Stated as fact "For billions of years, the Moon has been in Earth's sky." No one knows exactly how long the moon has actually been here. Later in the book, several theories about how the moon came to be are discussed but none from a creationist point of view.Still a great resource, recommended from our house to yours.