Amazing Answers for Curious Kids Space Edition by Ross Austin

I'm always happy to get my hands on some juicy, nonfiction, and this read promises tons of space goodness. I'm hoping it will be interesting and give a few bits of information that readers might not have run across before. 

Let's open it up and see what these pages hold!

AMAZING ANSWERS FOR CURIOUS KIDS

 SPACE EDITION

by Ross Austin

Beyond Why Press

Middle Grade Nonfiction

94 pages

ages 6 to 12

Amazing Answers for Curious Space Edition

Why do planets orbit the Sun? What would happen if you dropped a hammer and a feather on the Moon? How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? And what does it actually feel like when a rocket launches?

Amazing Answers for Curious Space Edition turns the questions children genuinely wonder about into 84 fascinating space discoveries they can understand, remember, and want to explore further.

Designed for curious kids ages 6–12, this full-color book explores the Solar System, planets, stars, black holes, rockets, astronauts, and the universe through clear explanations, vivid visuals, surprising facts, and questions that encourage kids to think before discovering the answer.

Older readers can explore independently, while younger readers can enjoy the questions, pictures, and discoveries with a grown-up.

More Than Just a Book of Facts

Guess Kids get to think, wonder, and choose an answer before discovering what science says.Clear Big ideas are explained with clear language, relatable comparisons, and everyday examples.Go Surprising facts, new science words, diagrams, illustrations, and vivid full-color visuals make each discovery even more memorable.Carefully Science is explained accurately and thoughtfully while remaining engaging and age-appropriate.Questions Kids Really Ask

How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?What would happen if you dropped a hammer and a feather on the Moon?What does it actually feel like when a rocket launches?And those are just three of the 84 questions waiting inside.

Perfect For

Curious kids who are always asking “Why?” and “How?”

Independent readers ages 8–12

Younger readers ages 6–7 exploring with a grown-up

Kids fascinated by planets, rockets, astronauts, stars, and black holes

Homeschool and classroom reading

Screen-free learning and discovery

Birthday, holiday, and educational gifts

This isn’t a dry textbook or a collection of disconnected facts. It is designed to help kids wonder first, discover the answer, understand why it happens, and want to know even more.

Give a curious child a book that takes their questions seriously — and opens up an entire universe of new ones.

84 big questions. Clear answers. Full-color discovery. One enormous universe to explore.

GOODREADS     /     AMAZON

MY TIDBITS

With a grabbing format, these pages invite readers in and introduce many facts without ever growing boring.

I was wondering if this format would work or not when I first picked this book up, and I was happily surprised. At the beginning, there's a quick introduction as to how this book works. Each page holds a question (84 total) with four possible answers listed. Right after that, the correct answer is given. Then, it dives into the 'amazing answer'. This consists of a few short paragraphs, which dive right into the topic and give deeper explanations. There is also a vocabulary term on the page as well as as 'amazing fact', which is delivered as a short and sweet bit of information. All of the questions are divided into themes (moon, rockets & space travel, searching for alien life, and so forth) in the Table of Contents, and each question is marked with the associated page for easy finding purposes. So, this is a book to pick up and discover here and there over time.

This question format is a fun way to add a little interaction with the reader, but it's the Amazing Answers, which I found well done. While some information will already by known by some readers, other facts will surprise. The author never speaks down to the reader but delivers the facts with the needed depth while keeping everything understandable for the age group. And it hits interesting topics. For example, the reason for twinkling stars mentions particles in the atmosphere and the direction/blockage of rays of light. So even 'knowers' of space facts will find something they didn't know before.

There are plenty of clear and colorful photos to support the information and broaden readers' understanding of space. There are also illustrations, diagrams, and such included to assist with explanations as needed. Still, none of this grows heavy, either. Instead, the information is delivered quickly, interestingly, and then, left to discover the next question. This keeps the information light despite the depth and will hold the attentions of those, who aren't thrilled by pure facts after facts. 

This is a well done read for anyone wanting to learn more about space, and that in a broad variety of directions. It's great for individual readers, classrooms, and homeschoolers, too.