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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Space (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) Hardcover – Picture Book, October 9, 2012

by Catherine D. Hughes (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 14,913 ratings
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This beautiful book is the latest addition to the National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series. These colorful pages will introduce young children to the wonders of space, with colorful illustrations by David Aguilar and simple text that is perfect for beginning readers or for reading aloud. The book will explain basic concepts of space, beginning with what is most familiar to kids and expanding out into the universe.

Chapters include:
 • Chapter 1 focuses on the Earth, moon, and sun.
 • Chapter 2 introduces kids to the other planets in our solar system.
 • Chapter 3 explains other objects in our solar system, such as dwarf planets, comets, and asteroid belts.
 • Chapter 4 voyages even farther afield, touching on concepts such as the universe, the Milky Way, stars, galaxies, and black holes.
 • The last chapter delves into space exploration: humans on the moon, spaceships, the International Space Station, etc.
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 6 years, from customers
  2. Part of series
    Little Kids First Big Books
  3. Print length
    128 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  6. Lexile measure
    NC710L
  7. Dimensions
    10.1 x 0.54 x 10.15 inches
  8. Publisher
    National Geographic Kids
  9. Publication date
    October 9, 2012
  10. ISBN-10
    1426310145
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1426310140
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"Really interesting and encourages great conversation between you and your child. A fun book for any family to explore." --The Children's Nook blog

“Featuring fun, short entries about planets, stars, galaxies and more, this charming book is perfect for reading aloud or for beginning readers to enjoy themselves.” --Today's Zaman

About the Author

CATHERINE D. HUGHES is the author of National Geographic Little Kids First Big  Book of Animals, National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs, and is the science editor for the award-winning National Geographic Kids and National Geographic Little Kids magazines. She has a master's degree in early childhood education.

Award-winning author DAVID A. AGUILAR is widely recognized for his ability to communicate the wonderment of science to enthusiasts of all ages. David's artwork has been featured on the History Channel's series "The Universe", Time magazine, CNN, USA Today, National Geographic, Astronomy, and more. His other books include Planets, Stars & Galaxies and 13 Planets.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic Kids; Illustrated edition (October 9, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426310145
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426310140
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NC710L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.1 x 0.54 x 10.15 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 14,913 ratings

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Catherine began her 35-year career at the National Geographic Society as a researcher and writer. With her educational background in wildlife biology, she moved on to serve as science editor for NG KIDS magazine; her master's degree in early childhood development led to her position as Executive Editor of Preschool Content. Catherine has authored several books in the popular series for pre-schoolers—National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books. Now retired, Catherine continues to combine her three life passions: kids, natural history, and the written word, as a consultant, writer, and editor for children's books. A lifelong traveler, she has lived on three continents and visited all seven. She and her husband live in northern Virginia and have a grown son.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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The Pages all Fell Out!
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The Pages all Fell Out!
Great book, age appropriate, full of information, nice big pictures. But not long after getting it all the pages started to fall out, so we haven’t been able to use it. Interestingly we got the dinosaur one like this, and that didn’t happen. I had read the reviews warning of this and hoped they were wrong, but alas! no…I have been procrastinating but I’m going to see if they will replace it. Wish me luck! (5 stars for content, but I guess none for structural integrity)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Family Favorite
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2023
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My oldest has been reading this book since he was 3, and loves it more and more as he grows. Got it as a gift and had to buy a second one after we read it so many times that my little guy had ripped a few pages out. Started being great to learn planets and now that he can read, he is learning all sorts of fun information. I have learned so much reading it to him! Very fascinating, well organized, and our favorite of the. National Geographic kids books!
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Agnieszka
5.0 out of 5 stars My 4 year-old is crazy about this book
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
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The book is great. A lot of information, a lot of facts, loads of beautiful pictures. My 4-year-old son is going crazy over this book, we read it every day. The only criticism I have is that the book is a little outdated, it has facts which were accurate in 2012, I'm sure there's a lot of new facts known about space by now so an updated version would definitely be great to see.
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A. Dip
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book for All Ages
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019
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I love this book! I have a 1.5 and a 4 year old. My four year old has language delay, and we love this book--he brought it to show and tell today. There is A LOT of GOOD information in this book. The photos are gorgeous, the information is so interesting for me to read about, my kid loves it (and can name all of the planets including the belts in our solar system). The first time I read to him, I was really loving all the info and he was listening quietly....I realized it is A LOT of information to take in. So now I read only part of it to him, and I feel like he'll grow into the book more. There are little bubbles/circles withe interesting facts about the topic that I read to him and we talk about what's on the page. We love it and I bought more of the Nat Geo Little Kid books, they're awesome for all ages truly (and even okay for different capabilities). Thank you, truly love these books!! We also got the Ocean one, and love that as well.
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Mary ONeil
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023
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Very detailed, great pictures, and is easy to understand. Bought it for our curious 5 year old granddaughter., who stargazes and began asking about where the sun and moon go. We read it often.
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Rtothe
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
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This is an amazing book for my 4.5 yo. It’s the perfect mix between great pictures and educational content. Sometimes his attention span doesn’t last the whole book in one sitting, but that’s ok.
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Professor Useful
4.0 out of 5 stars I'd rate it "gibbous," but people who don't already have it might not understand
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2014
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I have been asked to read this book approximately 176,000 times since receiving for my 3-year-old son. Overall, the content is good. They deftly straddle the Pluto-lovers vs. deGrasse-Tysonites planetary nomenclature struggle: objectively framing the Tysonites as correct without allowing them too much gloating, thus avoiding complete alienation of the Pluto-lovers. Really, if it’s that important to you either way, rumble in observatory back parking lot during the next planetary conjunction to settle it once and for all. Otherwise, just let us talk about our space-things without too much judgment of our character.

Anyway, back to the book. The pictures are clear and printed well, and artwork is interesting without being comical. There are some annoying inaccuracies I have to correct mid-flight. For example (pg. 14) orbits are ellipses not circles and (pg. 10) I don’t know on what planet the sun sets as the moon rises next to it but according to everything I’ve been taught everywhere except pg. 10 of this book it’s not Earth. I also end up skipping the open-ended New Math-style questions like “If you could name a moon, what would you call it?” as well as the age-appropriateness dissonant “Can you count to 27?” questions. It’s also looking like the binding will give out around 10^6 readings, but that’s still pretty solid in my mind for the price.
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Valerie
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
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Great book for all toddlers. My 3yr old son LOVES IT!!!! I would recommend to all
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Christopher
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome pictures and full of new information!
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016
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I bought this book and the "First Big Book of Why" by National Geographic for my kindergartener who is starting to question how things work. I knew getting the NatGeo brand would be a good choice because it's a name that I grew up with too. This book has definitely exceeded my expectations! A lot of things have changed since the 1980's and 1990's in the space industry and I felt like I really didn't know enough current events to start talking to my daughter about them. This book has information on the solar system, and includes all new information about dwarf planets (I think there were three or four mentioned), and other bodies in our solar system like asteroids and comets. And the pictures in this book are gorgeous! I like how each topic has its own main points and then there are side notes to explain added information. You could skip over the side notes and still get a thorough chunk of information, or you could go over all of the points and have an increased understanding of our world. This is such an awesome book! I love learning all of the new information alongside my daughter.
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Andrea Miyuki Yoshimura
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantástico
Reviewed in Brazil on September 16, 2023
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Meu filho adorou! Traz informações interessantes com linguagem simples.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First book created big fans of National Geographic
Reviewed in Germany on March 19, 2024
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I bought this book to read with my daughter when she was 4. She is a little science geek. Of course you need to encourage them to learn more. We have been reading with her almost all the books of National Geographic and she has the capacity to understand. Because the books are written child friendly, yet can create great attention. Beautiful illustrations and pictures. Giving many useful information for school as well. Her science teacher was amazed with her knowledge at school and really all thanks to National Geographic and these great books. Even being a scientist myself, I learn a lot and the books enlightens me truly. Highly recommended to share quality time with your children.
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MAUREEN D
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant childrens book on space
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2023
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Loved this book for 6 year old grandsons. So much information, accessible to children with lovely illustrations. I am sure we will all learn loads after Christmas!
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Ruchira
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for kids
Reviewed in India on July 18, 2023
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Very engaging
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Rodolfo Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bonito, colorido y educacional
Reviewed in Mexico on November 1, 2020
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Es un libro muy bonito, de pasta dura, son suficientes hojas, lo compre en adelanto de regalo de navidad, pero ya lo estuve hojeando, trae mucha información y estoy seguro a mi niño le encantará, a mi me gusto muchooo.
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