This beginning reader book is a good choice for a child needing more scientific information in their reading. The language is easy to understand but still conveys the concepts in simple sentences perfect for a child just starting to read on their own. ROCKET SCIENCE encourages the reader to think critically and to explore hypotheses. The book then provides answers for the prompted questions. However, the book itself is not very riveting unless the reader wants information about lift and how air moves objects.

I loved Ferrie's science board books so I was pretty on board to see how the topics would be expanded for a slightly older audience. It's really a small step forward. A few more sentences, a slightly more complex image. While the baby books are probably more for the entertainment of the adult, these books will do more to introduce complex science to young children so I still wholeheartedly approve.

Ebook received for free through NetGalley

My eight year old read this book an absolutely adored it. Thanks for the opportunity. Definitely can see looking into these in the future.

Chris Ferrie books are much loved in our household. We collected several when our son was young and have started to collect them again since our daughter was born, so I was really interested to see what these beginner readers would be like.

With Ferrie's trademark illustration style of clean, bold pictures, young readers will love learning about the basic physic concepts in these books.

The text is nice and bold and the wording is very age appropriate.

The main criticism I see in regards to Ferrie's books is that the concepts are 'too hard' or 'too advance' for children. I strongly disagree and believe many adults underestimate just how capable children are at learning these concepts when they are presented in an age appropriate way.

Whilst the reader difficulty is too low for my son, I look forward to purchasing these books for my daughter once she begins her reading journey.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Kids, and Chris Ferrie for giving me a free digital copy of these books to read in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you, SOURCEBOOKS Kids, for the advance reading copy.

I know that it's a very basic picture book for the very young readers to know some basic knowledge on science (shapes, weight, gravity). However, I feel the illustrations and the way of presentation can be more simplified considering the target audience.

I appreciate the concept of early introduction of basic science.

Hopefully the next books in the series are far more easier to read and demonstrate.

This is a good Pre-k - Grade 1 book with mostly easy vocabulary, short sentences, and repetition. It is very simple and has a developmentally appropriate approach. Parts of it are boring and not enegaging enough. There is a female scientist from the field at the beginning, but no information or contest within the book, so unless you know about her, it doesn't really make sense why she is in the book.

This is the more successful of the first two books in this series. The book is designed for very, very young children (think toddler and preschool) and covers very basic concepts of rocket science like lift and thrust with simple illustrations. Some children may still have questions that parents can't answer, and there is no back section with further information like some beginner concept books have. Still, kids will come away with very, very basic information about how rockets work.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

This series is fantastic! I was very curious (and admittedly a bit skeptical) about how to explain something as complicated as rocket science to a young child, and especially in an early reader format.

The text and illustrations are perfect and, dare I say, simple! The concepts presented build on each other in a clear and concise way. My family can confirm that this is just right for an early reader to digest and understand.

I hope there will be more books in this series. What a gem for young kids.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing us with an advance copy!

The author has found the perfect way to explain rocket science that is easy for those beginning to read to understand. The words are simple, and so are the illustrations, but that helps make a complicated subject, easy to learn. It all works together quite well, and I hope the series continues.