Despite the age in my profile... I'm actually 13. My reading level is around College which I'd say is quite good considering my age

I'd probably have understood that book around the age of 10!

Welcome to BAUT, laserdude. 3dknight, jbryce, The Radiation Specialist and myself are all relative youngsters, too.

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I have a problem with the books stating "Pluto is not a planet" as a fact rather than as one point of view in an ongoing controversy. It is a disservice to teach only this view when it is still heavily contested among professional astronomers. It would be great to have a kids' book that presented both sides and then asked them to draw their own conclusions and keep following the latest updates. I'm also disappointed that I can't find any books for my four-year-old nephew that include Eris in the list of planets. Every time we look at books on the solar system (he can't read yet, so it's mostly just pictures), I have to explain that Eris was just found and hasn't made it into the books yet.

Just bought that in New Haven back in June. Great stuff!

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"Carl Sagan sent a message to ET,
Neil Armstrong walked in the Sea of Tranquility
Steve Squyers built Spirit and Opportunity
Dan Haylen upchucked in zero gravity." -Brent Simon, The Space Camp Song

My nephew's two and a half, and he insists I read him his book about dinosaurs. For a few months now, he's been learning about (and saying correctly) the names of dinosaurs that most adults wouldn't be able to name (because they weren't in Jurassic Park). I'll ask him which dinosaur has three horns, and he'll say "Twicewetops! That's my fav'wit!" (He also says that Iguanadon, Stegosaurus and Baryonix are his favorites).

Okay, this was more "bragging uncle" than advice on children's books. But it shows not to saddle a kid with "kiddie" books, just because of their age. The higher you set the bar, the more pleasantly surprised you'll be at how high kids can jump.

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What are you counting as a youngster?

I'm 17 and a freshman in college

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Steve Squyers built Spirit and Opportunity
Dan Haylen upchucked in zero gravity." -Brent Simon, The Space Camp Song

I'm 26 and call 20 and 25 year olds kids.

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Well I have ordered for my nephew Gods in the Sky: Astronomy from the Ancients to the Enlightenment

I was told he was into books and had an interest in science and history, so this seemed the obvious choice to me, but I bet my younger sister might still think it is too old for him, just like she said about Phil's book without even seeing it. (It cost £4.92 + £2.75 p&p = £7.67 from Amazon, Although IIRC when it first came out it cost a lot more and that higher price is on the dust jacket )

I now have to find equivelant stationery sets for the other two (nieces)

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I learned to read at age 7, but by the next year had a grade 9 reading comprehension level. So yes, I would probably have been able to read the book by then.

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darn grade 9 Canadians.

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Those that lack education have a hard time understanding its value. - Cross