“What I Liked: This book covers complex topics in an extremely easy-to-understand format. It would make a sweet homeschool textbook for a middle grader, with each of its short 44 chapters the basis for a separate unit study. Or it would be a good overview/introduction to astronomy – as it’s simple and entertaining enough to read through in a couple of sessions. It’s full of straightforward answers to questions that I’ve forgotten having.
Some of the chapters I enjoyed included A Bird in an Airplane – did you ever think how a bird outside the plane would have to fly impossibly fast to keep up, while the bird inside could fly normally and move from one point to another faster than the speed of the plane? Or Space and Garbage – ever wonder why we don’t ship all our garbage into space in our effort to “save” the planet? Or if mankind could live on the moon? And anyone who can simply explain the fourth dimension has my applause!
What I Didn’t Like: I’m a believer in biblical creation. I don’t mind reading books that espouse other theories, as long as they are acknowledged as theories. This book, in its straightforward way, states that life emerged 4 billion years ago on earth and subsequently evolved. While I’m still happy to keep this informative book on my daughter’s homeschool science shelf, the blatant statement of unproved theory makes me question the authority of some of the other statements in the book.”
Jane M wrote this review Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
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