Well-meaning, if slightly awkward, book celebrating something the audience will not be able to witness for another four decades. It looks fine, taking us through the ages of man and always looking up to see Halley's Comet blaze across the night skies, but the text didn't quite work for me. In bold print we get the voice-over from the comet itself, discussing how long we've know of it – even if we had no idea it was one and the same thing each time for centuries, what we thought of it and how we wanted to get up close and learn about it. In much smaller print, however, are the sciencey bits – facts about the representations of the comet to back up the larger font, or introductions to the noted observers and thinkers concerned. Perhaps I shouldn't have been, but I was skipping from one to the other and not quite getting things to gel – neither thread survives without being interrupted by the other, they are both lacking a chronological order, and so on. So yes, it is a reasonably interesting young science book, but I could see a different approach being more successful and again there's the fact it's for a target audience who will be much changed when it comes back.

A beautifully illustrated history of Halley's Comet. The illustrations were a highlightof this story, and help to tell the story alongside the text. Recommended for early elementary students or younger as a read aloud. A beautiful STEM book, that could encourage artistic renderings of their own comets.

I loved this fascinating children's book about Halley's Comet. It has a lot of useful educational and historical information in it and the graphics were really beautiful. I highly recommend this magical book. It would make a fantastic addition to any educational establishment or home.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Journey around the sun by James Gladstone is a wonderful work. The pictures are beautiful and the authors way with words have made this book one of my children’s favorites.

A beautifully illustrated history of the famed comet from its point of view. Inset text outlines historical opinions and ideas; allowing this to be a picture book for varying ages.

This is a beautifully illustrated book with a well-told story. The illustrations are gentle yet engaging, and the text story-like while imparting factual information. My son after reading it said " I wish I could blast off into this book!"

Journey Around the Sun is a non-fiction book about Halley's Comet, a comet that is visible from Earth every 80 years or so. It's told from the comet's point of view.

This was a cute book. And I actually learnt a lot, I don't think I had heard about this comet before and it was pretty interesting. I quite liked the art. I also liked seeing the world through the comet's eyes and learning about where it's been seen in our History. All in all, this was a good surprise.

I received an electronic ARC from Owlkids Book through NetGalley.
Gladstone takes elementary readers through the history of Halley's Comet. He shares what is known and provides informative text paragraphs about the various people who watched the comet and speculated on what it was. The illustrations capture the beauty of the comet and the various methods people have tried to recreate what it looks like. Readers can use this resource to learn about this comet and use it as a springboard for further research. Gladstone also includes informative text at the end.

Journey Around the Sun is a beautifully illustrated book that teaches young readers about space and comets. It teaches the history of Haley's comet along with the astronomy, making for a great read for little ones.
Many thanks to Owlkids Books and NetGalley for the advance copy.

‘Journey Around the Sun’ is a gorgeously illustrated resource depicting the story of Hailey’s Comet featuring history and astronomy. Told from Halley’s Comets perspective throughout history, readers explore the wonder of space with bite-sized information. I found the narration great for children as the accompanying text is informative whilst minimal and therefore not overwhelming.

Also, I love the illustration. The art style is whimsical and adorable. I found the illustrations engaging and suitable, utilising a beautiful colour scheme and cute graphics.

Overall, ‘Journey Around the Sun’ is a magical read, perfect for young enquiring minds and fans of astronomy and stargazers. A highly-recommended read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

This review will be posted on my blog closer to the publication date.

From the perspective of Halley's Comet, with history intertwined, this book gives a good idea of how Halley's comet has prevailed. And how it has been viewed throughout time before humans knew what it was.

A Lovely little book indeed. Drawings are amazing. Beautiful as it's informative.

I would definitely recommend this book!

Short, fun story about Halley's Comet, as told by Halley's Comet! I'd say 2nd to 4th grade level. It's a general history of sightings and what people though/reacted to it. Illustrations were wonderful. Nice addition to a collection, or a nice gift for young star gazers.

A fascinating and magical picture book about Halley's comet. 'Journey Around the Sun' features stunning illustrations, astronomy, and the history of Halley's comet and how it was perceived by humans. This book really captures the wonder and magic that we feel about space while providing accurate scientific and historical information. I would recommend this book for children in early elementary school. Aspiring astronomers will love this book!

Thank you OwlKids Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC.