Solar System & Space Exploration Library, 10 volumes

Solar System & Space Exploration Library

This full-color, 10 volume set is an exciting and informative introduction to the solar system and space exploration.

Designed to meet the needs of both visual and younger learners, the set features large-type, easy-to-understand text, and hundreds of striking photos, illustrations, diagrams, and charts. Text and visual work together to help students understand the nature of the solar system and the history of spac e exploration.

This set was revised in 2006 to include the decision of the International Astronomical Union to formally classify Pluto as a dwarf planet.

Titles include:

The Sun and Other Stars
Mercury and Venus
Earth and Earth's Moon
Mars
Jupiter, Ceres, and the Asteroids
Saturn and Uranus
Neptune and the Distant Dwarf Planets
Galaxies and the Universe
Telescopes and Space Probes
Human Space Exploration

Features:

•An easy-to-follow question-and-answer format
•The differences and similarities between Earth and other objects in space
•A glossary in every volume
•Key content words appear in boldface type in the main text and are defined in the glossary
•Lists of additional print and Web site resources, an index, and a fun facts page in each volume
•Planet locators
•Captions that state whether a photo uses natural or enhanced color
• Interest level: Grades 3 thru 8

Awards and Reviews

"These books set a high standard against which to measure the inevitable rush of similarly updated works." School and Library Journal, April 2007

"...a wonderful collection to add to any library." Library Media Connection, March 2007