Counting Our Planets

The bold and awe-inspiring cosmos comes alive in Counting Our Planets by new children’s author Linda G. Tanaka. Brightly illustrated by Mira R. Olson, this early learning beginning reader is filled with the whimsy and wonderment of the solar system, which is certain to spark even the young kids’ imaginations and interest in science. With a well-measured cadence and rhyme pattern, details and important facts about outer space are at a child’s fingertips. The author shares specific distinguishing details, such as how the sun is a very, very hot star, Venus can be seen from the Earth at night, and Pluto is a dwarf planet, the smallest and furthest from the sun. As the simple, poetic tale rounds deep space, the universe becomes an interesting and accessible place. In fact, this book is good old-fashioned fun and proves that science is for everyone.