The Horn Book Guide

The Moon

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-405-3 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-758-9

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Doudna, Kelly

Space Exploration

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-407-7 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-760-2

(4) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Doudna skim-surveys the technologies employed to explore space, from the first visible-light tools used by Galileo to today's X-ray, radio, and infrared Earth and space telescopes. Also included are very brief descriptions of early NASA missions, the space shuttle, space stations, and farther-reaching spacecraft. Diagrams and photographs effectively portray the various machines and the scientists and astronauts who worked on them. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Hudak, Heather C.

The Sun

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-409-1 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-762-6

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Hudak, Heather C.

Galaxies

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-404-6 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-757-2

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Kukla, Lauren

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-403-9 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-756-5

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Kukla, Lauren

The Amazing Universe

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-402-2 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-755-8

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Kukla, Lauren

Planets

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-406-0 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-759-6

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Kukla, Lauren

Stars

32 pp. | ABDO | January, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-68078-408-4 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-68079-761-9

(3) 4-6 Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe series. Elementary facts about bodies in the solar system and throughout the universe are portioned out across multiple slim volumes. Each book includes broad descriptions of the featured astronomical topic; historical and current thinking about scientific features and composition; and the telescopes, probes, and spacecraft used to investigate them. Captioned photographs, diagrams, and sidebars effectively supplement the satisfactory texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Checkerboard Library: Exploring Our Universe titles: The Moon, Galaxies, The Sun, The Amazing Universe, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids, Planets, and Stars.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

Kerrod, Robin

The Far Planets

48 pp. | Raintree | December, 2001 | Library ISBN 0-7398-2820-7 $$27.12

(3) YA Exploring the Universe series. The books in this series are well organized, up-to-date, and clearly illustrated. Color photos and diagrams extend the thorough text, which is accessible but also avoids oversimplifying information. The few errors are minor. A list of websites and a timeline are included in each volume. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Exploring the Universe titles: The Far Planets, The Near Planets, The Night Sky, The Solar System, Stars and Galaxies, The Sun and Moon.]