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48 pp.
| Lerner |
August, 2009 |
LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-4157-4$26.60
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K-3Early Bird Astronomy series.
Short, accessible chapters offer an introduction to planets. Each planet's position in the solar system is noted, with particular information paid to its unique features (e.g., Saturn's rings, Jupiter's clouds). Accurate information about data-gathering equipment such as the Voyagers is also included. Colorful captioned illustrations (some shared within the series) and less effective stock photos illustrate the texts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Early Bird Astronomy titles: Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn, and Earth.