Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun

Marianne Berkes
Dawn Publications (2008)
ISBN 9781584691006
Reviewed by Madeline McElroy (age 7) for Reader Views (7/08)


I thought “Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun” was a great book! I really liked that the author used a lot of rhyming in her writing. I love poetry and planets so this was a great book for me.

I read it to my sister and she liked it too. I told my Mom it would be a good book to have for our homeschooling classes about space. I learned a lot from this book. Did you know that Saturn has winds of over 1,000 miles an hour? I also found out that the Sun is a star! There is a part on most of the pages where there is a drawing with planets. Every time a new planet is added to the story it gets added to the drawing. It makes it super easy to see just how far each planet is from each other and from the sun.

If you like to learn about planets and enjoying reading you will like this book, “Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun” by Marianne Berkes.

 

Reviewed by Cayden Aures (age 6) and Mom for Reader Views (11/10)

Cayden’s comments: 

“This book is about all of the planets.  I like planets.  We even just got new covers for our beds that have planets and rockets on them.  In the book, there is a rhyme on every page about a different planet.  Then at the bottom it says something about the planet like that the Earth tilts when it is going around the sun and that is what makes seasons.  My favorite thing that I learned is that it is really windy on Saturn.  They said the winds can be 1,000 miles an hour!  There were a whole bunch of other things at the end too that told more about planets.  I learned a lot in this book.”

Parent’s comments:   

“Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun” is a great resource for both children and adults.  My son and I enjoyed the rhymes and the fun way in which the information was presented.  I also really enjoyed reading the “Tips from the Illustrator” section and learning how she created the illustrations in the book using melted crayons.  She also gives tips for making melted crayon/wax paper planets which we just may try to decorate my sons’ room with!

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