Teeny Tiny Science: I See A Star

About this book

Two young children sit in their tent in a garden at night, looking and talking about the stars they can see. They talk about how a star began in a colourful cloud which became an enormous swirl which became hotter and hotter until its middle turned blue and roared with fire. Finally, it started to shrink and squeeze itself together until it exploded, sending stardust through space to start new stars, all over again. 

Written for very young readers, this enchanting picture book about the life cycle of a star breaks down the stages of its life into easily understandable chunks. It uses lots of interesting, sound-rich language such as whooshed, whizzed, sparkles, swishing and twinkling as well as beautiful, colour-rich illustrations on every page to get these difficult concepts across in a very accessible and interesting way. 

Sosa’s illustrations are warm, inclusive and friendly (the boy protagonist in the book wears a visible hearing aid). A lovely first introduction to stars and how they are made.