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123LuckyMom
10-10-2012, 11:47 PM
I have royally confused my poor almost 4 year old boy! He knows dinosaurs are extinct because of a meteor. He knows there are planets. We took him to the Hayden Planetarium, and he thought he was going on a real rocket ship and became pretty terrified. I explained it was just pictures like a tv show, which did calm him down, but what was I thinking?! Shame on me! Anyway, he's now really confused about space, planets, the sun, earth, meteors, asteroids, constellations. He knows all this information, but it's completely jumbled up in his head. I need a really basic picture book about space. He'll definitely understand if it's explained in a book. Any suggestions? The books I've seen are all for older kids.

vonfirmath
10-11-2012, 10:43 AM
What got my son excited is a DVD -- Field Trip to the Planets
http://www.amazon.com/My-Fantastic-Field-Trip-Planets/dp/B002BE7JD4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349966261&sr=8-1&keywords=field+trip+to+the+planets

He also has this book, which is pretty basic:
http://www.amazon.com/Planets-A-Solar-System-Stickerbook/dp/068984414X/ref=pd_sim_mov_4

But we just got our Scholastic Book fair information adn there are a couple of books I'm interested in:
3D Solar System! http://www.amazon.com/Thrillers-Solar-System-Discovery-Kids/dp/0525464697/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349966428&sr=1-1&keywords=space+and+the+wonders+of+the+solar+system (Currently out of stock through Scholastic)

And Roger Priddy has two neat Space books:
Big and Busy Space: http://www.amazon.com/Busy-Space-casebound-Smart-Kids/dp/0312506872/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349966515&sr=1-2&keywords=Smart+kids+space

Smart Kids Space: http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Kids-Space-Roger-Priddy/dp/031251459X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349966515&sr=1-1&keywords=Smart+kids+space

kiko17
10-11-2012, 03:39 PM
I have royally confused my poor almost 4 year old boy! He knows dinosaurs are extinct because of a meteor. He knows there are planets. We took him to the Hayden Planetarium, and he thought he was going on a real rocket ship and became pretty terrified. I explained it was just pictures like a tv show, which did calm him down, but what was I thinking?! Shame on me! Anyway, he's now really confused about space, planets, the sun, earth, meteors, asteroids, constellations. He knows all this information, but it's completely jumbled up in his head. I need a really basic picture book about space. He'll definitely understand if it's explained in a book. Any suggestions? The books I've seen are all for older kids.

This one just came out a few days ago and I just got it for my 3.5 year old -- it's really nice:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1426310145/ref=wms_ohs_product

123LuckyMom
10-11-2012, 09:18 PM
Thanks!!! I knew I'd get good recs from posting here!!!

KDsMommy
10-11-2012, 09:27 PM
Does he have a Leapfrog Tag reader? If so there is a Solar System book/activity set for the Tag that is really good. My DS is older than yours but he loves it and I think it would be appropriate for a 4 year old.