This vibrant inter-planetary picture book sees mini Mercury, the smallest planet closest to the sun, fulfill his mythical job as a messenger when he warns his fellow planets that a sun storm is approaching.
Mercury’s message makes its way to each planet in turn – loving Venus, lively Earth, warrior Mars, giant Jupiter (who “farts a lot”, due to being such a gaseous planet!), singing Saturn, ice-giant Uranus, before finally reaching freezing Neptune. Thanks to Mercury’s thoughtful warning and the planets’ varied ways of preparing for it, everyone stays safe from the storm.
The story imparts an underlying message of friendship and support through the entertaining and educational personification of the planets, and the page of planet-themed questions at the back is a great extra. All in all, this is a fun way to introduce 4+ year-olds to the solar system.
Joanne Owen, A LoveReading Ambassador
The Perfect Book for Kids to learn about our solar system! Planet Mercury, the tiniest and closest to the Sun, has to warn other planets about a potential disaster. The message travels through space and time from planet to planet.
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The Perfect Book for Kids to learn about our solar system! Planet Mercury, the tiniest and closest to the Sun, has to warn other planets about a potential disaster.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Thank You Mercury! and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Thank You Mercury! features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Indie Books We Love, Science, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Space, The Natural World, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Thank You Mercury! was written by Carmen Gloria and published by Uncommon Grammar
