G Is for Galaxy: An Out of This World Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Alphabets)

by Cathy Collison

Alan Stacy (Illustrator)

• ISBN10: 1585363359
• ISBN13: 9781585363353
• Publish Date: 15 December 2006 (first published 1 October 2005)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
• Imprint: Sleeping Bear Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 40
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

G is for Galaxy is a gorgeously illustrated book that I instantly fell in love with. As someone who love science and really believes in sharing the wonder of our universe with the younger generation this is definitely a book I can see myself reading to my future children.

The alphabet is presented in two ways; one is a short little four line poem about the letter, like G is for Galaxy, and the second is a more detailed description of one or several ‘space’ related words. So not only does it have appeal for the younger children, but as they grow up they can begin to learn even more info from the same book. The one downside to having a book about science is that occasionally somethings no longer apply…like that awkward situation with Pluto. This book was written before Pluto’s classification changed, and it talks about plans for the International Space Station that have already been done.

The illustrations are gorgeous!! If I could get prints of a few of these I would hang them up in my house, or if I had a kid they would be in their room.

Overall this is a stunning book that is presents Astronomy is a way that is kid friendly and a great starting point for those insatiably curious kids.

[cherryblossommj]

This is a beautiful book and I was really excited to see that by varying authors there are lots of topics to choose from in what appears to be a similar series. However I'm so saddened by the fact that B is for Big Bang, followed by "D is the Dinosaurs... but when a might comet struck, they would no longer roam." Alas, not at all what I want to teach and so sad that it is shared as plain fact and not theory, otherwise it would be okay. Glad it is just a library book, but I doubt I'll look at the rest of the series choices.