Review of Planetary Personalities

Thank you so much to Louise Sattler for the kind words in her blog review of Planetary Personalities. Louis is a nationally certified school psychologist, owner of Signing Families, and host of The Louise Sattler Show - Where Learning Meets Laughter, (debuting this fall).

The following review can also be seen on Louise's blog at http://louisesattler.wordpress.com/reviews/.

"I know a lot of students who are not big fans of science. Astronomy can be fascinating and challenging at the same time! So many facts to remember. And what about all those revolutions around the sun! Well, author Jennifer Ulm is a fan of both children books and science which helped her to create a very clever introduction to astronomy to share with elementary students. Her use of poetry/prose to keep the attention span of children is very unique with a topic as difficult as science.

I must admit that I was engaged equally by the illustrations from Nata Metlukh as much as the story. Very bright pictures with the planets having faces that were so full of expression and matched the story perfectly.

This book also comes with a back story. Dedicated to the author’s eccentric and fun loving Uncle Jon who was both a friend and a role model for the written word. Also, it was a joy to read on their website www.ShoddyShirtBooks.com that a portion of the proceeds of this educational book goes back to the Reading is Fundamental Program!

This book is worth the price which is a very respectable $5.95 I would buy it in a heartbeat if I were an elementary school teacher who taught science. The activities and bonus information posted in the back of the book are features that makes the book well worth room on any school shelf!"

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