"How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto" is a fun way to get kids interested in learning about the off and on planet. This book teaches your kids about Pluto and then has them quiz adults on the knowledge. I hate to use the word "trick" but this is essentially what this book does. It makes kids think they are just quizzing their parents and turns learning into a fun game. I really like the concept and I think it will help a lot of kids be more willing to learn and make things easier to remember. I would have loved this when I was little and I know a lot of kids in my life will love it too and I can't wait to get them a copy.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

If you are looking for a great new astronomy book for kids, I suggest How to Teach Grown-ups About Pluto. How to Teach grown-ups About Pluto is a fun nonfiction book which gives kids a short explanation about our solar system and all of the wonderful objects that are a part of it including the planets, dwarf planets, the sun, etc. However, as the title suggests, this book is mostly about Pluto. Astronomer, Dean Regas, writes about how Pluto was first discovered, about Pluto’s features and then why Pluto is no longer a planet. The book also includes a short quiz at the end, a glossary and a bibliography. Reagas explains all of the information in a way that is simple, factual and yet entertaining which will keep readers of all ages engaged. Aaron’s illustrations are simple but cute.

Clever, engaging, and adorable! My seven year old LOVES space and knows far more about it than I do/ever did, so we each read this book independently and each loved it! The concept of teaching kids about Pluto and the other celestial objects through the guise of telling them how to educate the out of touch grownups was a cute concept and one I think kids in the targeted age range (9-12) would definitely find appealing. The book is packed with scientific facts, interesting infographics, and engaging illustrations, managing a perfect balance of facts and fun. My daughter learned new tidbits about the solar system which was encouraging as we have read/watched so much about the planets that the facts have started to become repetitive in most of the other books geared toward kids. Since our knowledge of space is constantly evolving, it is surprisingly hard to find books for kids that educate them about space using our current findings in a way that is still fun! How to Teach Grownups About Pluto definitely fits the bill!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Publisher Spotlight for the advance electronic copy that both my daughter and I enjoyed thoroughly!

Absolutely delightful. A must read for adults and kids alike. Educational, fun, wonderful illustrations -- a home run in very way.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book via Net Galley.

The concept of this book is cute!

I read this book with my elementary aged kids. While the concept is fun of telling grown-ups about Pluto, but I think it spends too much time on the telling instead of the actual facts. That made my kids start to lose interest in parts due to the book seeming to ramble a bit much.

The bright spot in this book is the detailed facts and illustrations to go along with it.

Overall cute concept, but would have read better with just a snippet of how to tell grown-ups as an introduction and conclusion with straight just facts in between.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a copy of this ARC for my honest review.

This book was written for people like me. The ones who won't accept that Pluto isn't a planet anymore. This was a really cute book and it explains the planets and what exaclty happened with Pluto. I really enjoyed learning all the things about space that this book offered.

Oh my goodness! I need this book for every planet! My son and I both love space, and what a fun way to learn together and connect over a common interest!

This non-fiction book about planets and the history of astronomy is so much more than your average space book! Based on the premise that millennial (and older) parents are reluctant to confirm to the notion that Pluto is not actually a planet, this book prepares children with the information required to win an argument with their parents about why Pluto is not a planet. Through hilarious additional content, such as describing the 5 stages of grieve grown ups might go through, silly pictures, and interesting chapter themes, this book teaches a lot of really important information without feeling like a typical non-fiction or educational text. As a grade 3 teacher I can definitely see this book being a hit in my classroom. And as a millennial who grew up with nine planets I would recommend the section on the stages of grief to my peers (just kidding). This is a great book and I think kids in the 9-12 age range will love it. Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this great book!

"Science is a living, breathing, changing adventure. That's what makes science so fun!"

The tongue in cheek premise is that kids are helping their grown-ups to let go of the need to argue about Pluto's demotion from planet to "dwarf planet". It gives a great overview of the discovery timeline of the objects in our solar system and why they fit into different categories.

I love this book because while it's a great middle grade science book with cute illustrations, it's also about information literacy. It's introducing kids (and maybe their grown-ups as well) to the idea that the scientific community changing its mind when it learns new information is a feature, not a bug.

It's fun and easy to understand, a great book for your curious kid that may also teach you a few things about scientific discovery and debate as well.

This book includes a bibliography, index, and glossary.

A delightful book for kids to teach them (and adults) about Pluto! It goes through the history of the discovery of Pluto and then why Pluto was declassified from being a planet. It is super informative about a lot of space ideas too. I thought it did a great job of breaking down these more complex ideas for kids (and adults!). Plus all the illustrations were so cute!

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.