The Darkest Dark

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The fact it is written from a real-life astronaut makes it all the more exciting for the children and is very inspirational for children when thinking about their own dreams. I received a copy from Penguin Random House Canada and Tundra Books in exchange for a honest review. Together they zoom off in their make believe spaceships made out of the bathtub or stay up reading everything about space in bed. His music video, a zero gravity version of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' received over 10 million views in its first three days online.

His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," received over 10 million views in its first three days online. His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," has nearly 50 million views, and his TED talk on fear has been viewed over 10 million times. Having discovered the work of Fan brothers in their gorgeous picture-book debut, The Night Gardener, I was very excited to see this second title, and I was not disappointed.

He is also the author of You Are Here , a book of breathtaking photos taken from space, and The Darkest Dark – his first ever children's picture book.

The Darkest Dark is a children's picture book co-written by Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion and co-illustrated by Eric Fan and Terry Fan. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. AD – Olpro Cubo Breeze was gifted for review purposes A couple of years ago, I reviewed the Cocoon Breeze, a large inflatable drive away awning from Olpro. I also think this book might do more to make a child afraid of the dark, than help eradicate the fear.So much detail went into the drawings that gave it extra historical weight…the Toronto Star newspaper on the nightstand dated July 16, 1969…Walter Cronkite’s face on the TV screen as everyone huddles around. It's 1969, and Chris's parents tell him that if he can't stay in his own bed, he won't be able to go watch the moon landing on the neighbor's TV the following evening. The Darkest Dark does a great job capturing the liveliness of a child's imagination, be it through acting out their aspirations or reacting to their fears.

The illustrations by the Fan Brothers ( The Night Gardener) are gorgeous -- graphite colored digitally in a style reminiscent of colorized photos. Written by astronaut Chris Hadfield (famous for covering David Bowie’s Space Oddity on the ISS), it is based around his childhood dreams of being an astronaut.

Teaching children to face their fears; to not fear the dark for it holds much wonder and beauty; and to never give up on their dreams. During the day he could let his vivid imagination run rampant as he fought off aliens and traversed through space. The illustrations provide a further depth to how broad a child’s imagination can be, with hidden aliens scattered throughout. This book has plenty of potential for children to engage in drama activities (such as tableaux, thought tracking, improvisation, writing in role and creating soundscapes) which children will enjoy participating in and using drama has a positive impact on children's writing and support them to generate ideas (Dalby and Burton, 2013; Branscombe, 2015; Lee et al. I liked the biographical information at the end, but the illustrative tone and wording of the story really let it down.