Floating in Space (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

We are huge fans of the "Let's Read and Find Out Science" series, and were very excited to stumble upon this one. Franklyn Branley is one of our favorite LRFOS authors. This book does not disappoint. Astronomy was his life, and it shines through in this book. We also love the related LRFOS series books he wrote: Mission to Mars, What the Moon is Like, and The International Space Station. (great collection, and a great deal, especially if Amazon runs the 4-for-3 special)

We did a space theme with our almost 4 year old, and this was one of the great books we found. If you like Brian Floca's Moonshot, I'd guess this one will be a hit too.We enjoyed the detailed information on eating, living, and working in space. There's also a section on repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.Other great ones are Brian Floca's Moonshot and Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System.

My 3 1/2 year old son is going to be an astronaut for Halloween, in part because of this book! :) This book launched his fascination with space 3 months ago, and his interest is growing stronger still. He can't get enough about it!

My first graders were enthralled by this text, which is kind of surprising since the are no photos, really. Good intro and inviting to discuss the moon.

Appropriate for kids around kindergarten to second grade. Gives a nice accessible explanation of how there's less gravity on the moon, and that astronauts in orbit are weightless.It does give the wrong explanation of why astronauts are weightless, though. It says the gravity in the space station is "almost zero" implying that the astronauts are far enough from the Earth to escape its gravity. But in reality, the force of gravity at that altitude is 88% of the gravity at the Earth's surface. The reason the astronauts don't feel it is that they are in free fall.This isn't a big deal for a children's book like this, but it is still disappointing. It would have been easy to offer an equally simple (or even simpler) explanation without saying anything false.

I got these books for my 6 year old grandson he's loves any space he stated reading them right away

Love these books! Purchased a gift for a five year old.

Educational book, my 3 year old finds it entertaining.