Product Description

The earth is like a spaceship in orbit—it has everything on board that we need to survive: water, food, and air with oxygen. Unlike a space shuttle, Earth is able to renew its resources. Read and find out why Earth is the greatest spaceship to be aboard!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1920090 in Books
• Published on: 1996-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• 32 pages

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3?In this addition to the popular series, life on our planet is compared with a manned shuttle mission that must take special care to insure the health and safety of its crew?"Earth is our home in space. We are all aboard the same spaceship." Once that concept is established, youngsters learn interesting facts about the supplies needed to survive?food, air with oxygen, and water. Lauber is adept at writing for this audience, using simple vocabulary and straightforward sentences. She covers thoroughly the methods by which Earth's vital elements are replenished. Keller's bright and colorful drawings further explain complicated concepts such as the water cycle. A welcome title for young readers who are just beginning to understand the environment.?Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Ages 5^-8. In this attractive picture book, Lauber enlarges on the metaphor "spaceship Earth," explaining that just as the space shuttle carries all the food, water, and oxygen the astronauts need, Earth carries all the food (minerals), water, and oxygen we need. She demonstrates the water, mineral, and oxygen cycles, showing that Earth makes a great spaceship, but tells readers that "our job is to keep it that way." Ink drawings with bright watercolor washes illustrate the well-conceived text. Another fine addition to the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Carolyn Phelan

From Kirkus Reviews
In this Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science entry, readers learn that, as is true of the space shuttle, Earth is a space craft, speeding through the ether with its own life support systems, elegantly rigged out for recycling. Lauber (How Dinosaurs Came to Be, p. 533, etc.) gives each system a simple, thoughtful mulling over--how water gets from human stomachs back into the clouds, why all the available oxygen doesn't get used up, the role that the littlest creatures (beetles, mites, bacteria) play in the cosmic scheme. Crisp explanations--accompanied by Keller's sharp illustrations--make clear significant natural processes. The book closes with suggestions for poking about in old leaf piles to see Mother Nature at work and a reminder to take care of spaceship Earth. (Picture book/nonfiction. 5-9) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.