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The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision by SJ King

4 out of 5 🌟Science in action

'Secret Explorers' is a new series about a group of children from around the world with scientific expertise in various topics from space through dinosaurs to volcanos. Each volume brings a new mission to resolve with the help of the most knowledgeable explorers in a particular topic. 'The Comet Collision' takes place in outer space and the chosen explorers for that mission are Roshni the space explorer, and Ollie the rain forest expert. Why a rain forest specialist in space? That would be explained during the mission!

'The Secret Explorers' are packed with action and useful information about the given topic. At the end of each book, there are a few pages with iconographic and schemas to sum and explain all the scientific data used in the story. In 'The Comet Collision' readers get to know about Saturn and its moons, space probes, and our solar system. My kid is a science-geek he really enjoyed that aspect of the book. Also, the characters are funny and likable although I couldn't get to know them well. I failed to find their personality traits. The story itself was fast and packed with action but lacked consistency with huge gaps in the storyline. One time they seemed to teleport from place to place while another time they struggled to fly from one place to the other on time. 

Overall, it's a great read for storytime or to read by kids themselves as a perfect mixture of an action story, science, and friendly, diverse characters. 'The Secret Explorers' series puts an end to gender diverse children's books and can be enjoyed by everyone.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and feelings are my own.


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