Baby Astronaut (Baby Scientist)

by Laura Gehl (Author) Daniel Wiseman (Illustrator)

Baby Astronaut (Baby Scientist)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Baby Scientist
Baby Scientist is an adorable board book series that brings fun, accessible science concepts to baby's world using simple language, recognizable settings, and vibrant art. Read them all with your baby scientist! Baby Astronaut explores the stars and planets in space. She wears her space suit and helmet and rides in a space craft. Can ants live in space? Can plants grow in space? Find out with Baby Astronaut! Don't miss the other books in this series, including Baby Oceanographer! "A cute infant-scientist offering...tuned to its audience." --Kirkus
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Toddlers learn about some of the aspects of being an astronaut.

Dressed in a jaunty red spacesuit and sporting two cute ponytails on either side of her round face, Baby Astronaut is ready for liftoff. Accompanying her on the space shuttle is a little owl. Once in space Baby Astronaut can see the moon, stars, Mars, Venus, and Earth. She also conducts some experiments: “Can plants grow in space? Yes! / Can ants live in space? Yes!” Young readers are also introduced to the concept of gravity at a very simple level. In companion title Baby Oceanographer, a baby with just a wisp of a brown curl dons a wetsuit and flippers to explore the ocean. This baby’s sidekick is a very expressive little red crab. Once in the ocean, Baby encounters a dolphin, an octopus, other marine life, and even a volcano. Readers are also introduced to waves and salinity: “Baby Oceanographer tests ocean water and fresh water. / Ocean water has salt. Fresh water has no salt.” Baby Astronaut has olive skin and black hair, and Baby Oceanographer presents white. The concepts in both books are presented simply, and the illustrations are uncluttered and engaging; such details as a mohawked comet and a yellow submersible add humor.

A cute infant-scientist offering that’s better tuned to its audience than many of its ilk. (Board book. 2-4)

Review quotes

"A cute infant-scientist offering...tuned to its audience."—Kirkus Reviews
Laura Gehl
LAURA GEHL is the author of nearly two dozen popular picture books, board books, and early readers. Her books include One Big Pair of Underwear (Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title, International Literacy Association Honor Book, Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice); the Peep and Egg series (Parents' Choice Recommendation, Children's Choice Book Award Finalist); among others. Visit her on the web at lauragehl.com

ANDREA ZUILL is the author-illustrator of Regina is NOT a Little Dinosaur, an Indie Next List selection; Sweety, a Booklist Best Book of the Year; and Wolf Camp, a Children's Choice Award finalist. She is also the creator of Business Pig, Dance Is for Everyone, and Marigold & Daisy. Andrea is the illustrator of Cat Dog Dog by Nelly Buchet, an American Library Association Notable Book which was called "A clever, winning read-aloud for modern families" in a starred review from Kirkus. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in California, Texas, and New York. Visit Andrea on the Web at andreazuill.org or follow her on Twitter at @AndreaZuill.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780062841346
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
HarperFestival
Publication date
May 07, 2019
Series
Baby Scientist
BISAC categories
JNF011000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers
JNF051040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
JNF051170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
Library of Congress categories
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