The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision Paperback – Illustrated, July 7, 2020

These books are a fun read. My son is 6 and in first grade, I got these so we can read a chapter each night before bed. They are adventurous and nice because it changes up characters depending on the mission. Quickly finished the first one, bought the 2nd and 3rd with intentions of buying the rest of them. Highly recommend!

I picked this book because my son loves all thing science and outer space. He reads on a 2nd grade level so there were parts of this story I had to help him with as the book is for an older crowd.Roshni and Ollie travel into space to fix problem and we loved the story and their ability to be problem solve. During the adventure, readers got to learn about comets, moons and planets.We loved this book and would enjoy more by author, SJ King.

My son is 7 and just finished reading his first chapter book. Yay!! He loved this explore book. He doesn’t love to read however he reads super good so he got interested in this book. I just had to order the other ones too. Love the comprehensive Quiz at the back.++ He is starting the Comet collision next. I can’t want to get the rest of this collection.

The Secret Explorers consists of 7 kids who each are an expert on a certain topic. When the kids' compass badge glows they know they have a special Secret Explorers Mission!In The Comet Collision, space expert Roshni and rainforest expert Ollie are called to the mission. The other kids stay and have access to the control monitors to monitor the special mission and provide communications. For each mission two kids are chosen based on their expert topics, sometimes it is obvious why one is chosen but not so obvious the other until the connection is made during the mission. Roshni and Ollie shoot all the way up into the stars in a spaceship. They soon find out that their purpose is to help fix Odin, a space probe that sends feedback to Earth about comet collisions on Jupiter. But, of course, this wouldn't be a mission if there weren't some obstacles in the way. They have to dodge asteroids, risk their lives getting in their space suits to find the missing piece for Odin to work properly, AND they are on a tight schedule because a comet will hit Jupiter in less than 2 hours.This series is so much fun! It has gorgeous cartoon-based illustrations embedded every page or two and you learn some facts about Jupiter and it's moons, space gear, and the technology instruments in space that help us learn more about the planets and solar system. This will keep readers on the edge of their seats. What's also so different about this series is that toward the end of the story the book contains factual diagrams and timelines like you would see in an expository nonfiction book and a quiz for the kids to take. I think this series will be a hit for reluctant readers and students who love a good story but also want to learn some cool facts too! I would suggest this book for emerging readers and those transitioning to chapter books/novels.

'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 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.<i>Thank you Netgalley and the publisher DK for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and feelings are my own.</i>

My daughter loved this book. She's 8 and said it was a fun read and she hopes that there are more books. She loves books about science and space and she reads a lot of them. She said "This was different than other books and not boring"

This is a fun adventure book with kids using their brains and skills to problem solve, work together as a team, recognize the difference between wanting to do something and being the right person for the job, learning new things both about what they are interested in and what a friend is interested in, being a cheerleader and source of support for a friend and dreaming of a future where they can use what they live in a career.