Giveaway: James Carter's books on space

This month we're delighted to give away a set of James Carter's picture books, including Once Upon a Raindrop and his two books on space, Once Upon a Star and The Big Beyond. The books are for children aged 5+.

To enter the competition, Comment below or email your details to: [email protected] Subject: Space The competition closes at 5pm on Friday 10th May and the winner will be notified. James Carter's latest book, The Big Beyond, celebrates space travel and is timed to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. THE BIG BEYOND review: The Big Beyond is an enjoyable picture book which provides a great introduction into the history of space exploration for young children. It is a beautiful book, full of informative and interesting facts about space missions, the moon landing and rocket travel. What makes this book special is the way in which the information is conveyed. It is written in a beautiful, poetic, rhythmic style that children will find appealing. Children will enjoy the usage of rhyme in the text. Aaron Cushley's illustrations are bold and attractive. I love the attention to detail in the International Space station picture, along with the mixture of handwritten and typed fonts. Key space-related vocabulary is presented in a larger, handwritten font which provides a useful discussion point when sharing the book with a child. This book would be perfect to use in a KS1 classroom with children aged 5-7 years. The questions at the beginning of the book would be an excellent starting point to a space themed topic and the acrostic at the back of the book would be a brilliant example/prompt for young children's writing. 24 Pages / Ages 5+ / Reviewed by Leia Sands, teacher