Editorial Review
Saturno (Saturn) - Booklist
With just a little help with hard words, beginning readers can dive into this exploration of the sixth planet, part of the Spot Our Solar System series (8 titles). Thielges deliberately uses simple language to encourage early readers, such as “Look! You can see Saturn from Earth!” and “See the rings? There are seven.” Despite the very basic language, the text gets across several key facts about Saturn. The book is prefaced with four paired words and images (rings, hexagon, probe, and Titan) that children are challenged to spot while reading, and the end revisits the words, asking “Did you find?” Large illustrations and photos cover the pages, highlighting the planet and giving readers a taste of being in space. A nice introduction to Saturn and our local planets.
—Miriam Aronin