My First Book of the Cosmos

"Take a deep dive into the creation, arrangement, and composition of the universe...The narrative style is conversational and makes sure to include logical steps and multiple references for readers to follow. Altarriba's early – Space Age design is the book's real strength...It visually conveys information in super effective ways...The pages show great compositional diversity, utilizing illustrations, graphs, diagrams, sidebars, and more."

"...introduces children ages 8-10 to what is an incredibly complex subject in a fun and entertaining way, using highly attractive and absorbing illustrations to explain the basic principals and concepts of this complex and fascinating subject, making it an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to elementary school and community library introductory Science collections for young readers."

"This handsomely illustrated book explains vastly complicated topics about the universe at a level that is accessible to kids ages 8 to 10...All...books in the series are worthwhile [My First Book of Science], but this latest entry is particularly good at inspiring awe about the universe."

"A mind expanding and utterly fascinating book...It stretches the understanding and knowledge of the reader and is very enlightening...it is packed full of absorbing details. A really captivating and fun way to access a challenging but amazing topic!"

"...this incredibly complex area of science is presented in a fun and entertaining way, and the graphic illustrations are incredibly absorbing."

"The book introduces readers to the incredibly complex subject of the Universe, explaining basic principles through simple, yet energetic, text and absorbing, detailed graphic illustrations."