Astro Bunnies
by Christine Loomis
Illustrated by Ora Eitan
Genre: Picture Book Sub-Genre: Fiction; Concept Book
Theme: Scientific discovery, space travel, adventure
Primary Characters: Multiple, unnamed "bunnies"
Secondary Characters: n/a
Awards:
Published in 2002 by Scholastic
This book was so cute!! It tells the story of a small rabbit who looks out his window at night, sees a star in the sky, and decides that although it's terribly far from his home he would like to go there! He and his friends put on little spacesuits, climb up into a rocket, and take off. Once in space, they perform scientific-research tasks like measuring comets and collecting space dust. Astro Bunnies is written in rhyme, at a level that would be appropriate for a very small child (aged three to five, approximately); also, its science concepts would likely be of interest for slightly older elementary grade students (such as those in kindergarten and first grade). I would use it in my classroom as a "story-time" book, preferably in concurrence with a science unit on outer space. This is a topic that seems to generally fascinate children, so I think this book would be very well-received in an elementary school class!
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