The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Cole, Michael D.

Saturn: The Sixth Planet

48 pp. | Enslow | July, 2002 | Library ISBN 0-7660-1950-0 $$18.95

(3) 4-6 Countdown to Space series. The books in this series provide history of what's known about these planets including near-current interpretations of spacecraft data. Physical characteristics (size, orbit, composition, satellite systems) are well covered. Color photographs and diagrams accompany the text. Lists of Internet sites and suggested reading are appended. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Countdown to Space titles: Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, and Uranus.]

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs