I thought I would share a fun Science book you will find inside our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide. Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos by Isabel Thomas (Author), Sara Gillingham (Artist) Inside this post are my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products, you purchase.
Charlie and David both have been intrigued by the Solar System and the Stars for as far back as I can remember. I we had been #Homeschooling still we would have used Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos in our #Homeschool Science Class. Learning shouldn’t stop when you graduate our family has been reading Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos in the evenings as a family.
I love how the Author Sara Gillingham has us travel from Earth to the edge of the observable Universe bringing us lots of teaching moments. my family was excited to see Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos is broken down into chapters including Stars Charlie’s favorite and Galaxies David’s favorite. I liked learning about the Solar System and so did David and Charlie.
I love how the Author shows us our place in Space and our view from Earth. Did you know Astronomy is like time-traveling? In the book there are plenty of graphs to show us what the Author is talking about. The illustrations are so life like it’s like you could reach out and touch the Stars and Planets. Science teachers will love Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos.
In the back of Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos is a glossary that goes over the words we find in the book. I thought Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos might be too hard for David to read but with Charlie’s help David was able to read the book and share what he learned with his friends at work. If you know a Science Teacher, this book will make a nice gift for them and any Librarians you know.
About the book:
Science meets design in this graphically stunning tour of our universe from the team behind the global bestseller Exploring the Elements
This artful and accessible guide to space allows young readers ages eight and up to understand everything in the universe, from Earth to our solar system to the Milky Way and beyond.
Ordered into six sections starting with Earth and moving outwards, the book presents fascinating facts and the stories behind some of the most extraordinary features of our universe, from supergiant stars to black holes, and the technology we use to understand it, from space telescopes to robotic space rovers.
Beautifully designed, with gorgeous screen-print-inspired illustrations in bold Pantone colors, stunning page layouts, and a removable jacket featuring holographic foil, Exploring the Universe is an immersive journey through the cosmos, revealing not just what we know, but how we know it.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
