Ettie Explores Earth by Lynn Holland is a wonderfully illustrated children's book about an alien who is visiting Earth for the first time. With the help of his new earthling friends, together they learn facts about our solar system and planet Earth. He tells the children that Earth looks like a big blue marble, because of all the water. The children are asked to help him to better understand the universe around him. He discovers many animals that are similar to animals on the planet he comes from, called Green Cheeze. Ettie asks the children to help him with the names of the animals he describes.

Lynn Holland does an excellent job of engaging young readers in the adventure. The pictures of the solar system, animals, and Earth are bright, colorful, and well drawn. She creates unique alien names for the animals - like the favorite animal on his planet is called a “Daa-r’aa Wee Z’oo” or dog. “Faa-l’oo Goo-b’aa” is the name they use for a cat. As Ettie the explorer explores Earth in his flying saucer, the reader experiences the sense of traveling with him. The phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” is what makes Ettie Explores Earth such a captivating book. What it lacks in size is more than made up for with the amount of information that the reader absorbs. I can actually visualize a teacher holding the book up to show students the pictures while interacting with them, and discussing each topic. It reminded me of a cross between the animated series of Little Einsteins and Dora the Explorer. The possibilities are endless.

How silly would it be for an alien from Green Cheeze to come explore our Earth? Not so silly to Ettie, the alien who wants to know more about Earth, its plants, animals, and people. Can you help Ettie the alien learn more about Earth? Do you think you know about space and our solar system and the animals here? Come test your knowledge and teach Ettie and find out what things Earth and Green Cheeze have in common!

Ettie Explores Earth: An Ettie the Explorer Adventure Story (Volume 1) by Lynn Holland is a delightfully fun children's pictorial and educational book. It introduces young readers to the planet Earth and its living creatures. Children are often fascinated with the idea of aliens, how big our universe and space really are, and facts about our own planet. Lynn Holland has created an interactive, fun and exciting book with bright and colorful illustrations sure to satisfy all young readers' curiosity and attention for the length of the story.

As children are reading or being read to, they can follow along with Ettie the alien, who is the main character of the story, and answer the questions he asks about Earth. This is a great way for parents and children to bond, as well as for students and teachers to have a group study session when discussing the solar system. The author has creatively and skillfully designed this book for young readers to fulfill their imaginative needs as well as test their knowledge of our home planet.