Copyright Date:
2012
Edition Date:
2012
Release Date:
09/01/11
Territory: World
ISBN:
1-616-41803-6
ISBN 13:
978-1-616-41803-8
Dewey:
523
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
COSSON, M. J. Your Mission to Mars . ISBN 978-1-61641-679-9 . LC 2011006775. COSSON, M. J. Your Mission to Saturn . ISBN 978-1-61641-682-9 . LC 2011006778. HIGGINS, Nadia . Your Mission to Jupiter . ISBN 978-1-61641-678-2 . LC 2011005919. ZUCHORA-WALSKE, Christine . Your Mission on Earth . ISBN 978-1-61641-677-5 . LC 2011006774. ZUCHORA-WALSKE, Christine . Your Mission to Mercury . ISBN 978-1-61641-680-5 . LC 2011006776. ZUCHORA-WALSKE, Christine . Your Mission to Uranus . ISBN 978-1-61641-683-6 . LC 2011010661. ZUCHORA-WALSKE, Christine . Your Mission to Venus . ISBN 978-1-61641-684-3 . LC 2011010662. ea vol: illus. by Scott Burroughs. 32p. (The Planets Series). further reading. glossary. index. Websites. CIP. ABDO/Magic Wagon . 2011. PLB $28.50. Gr 2-3 Brief but well stocked with details, these titles invite readers to travel to a planet to explore both its surface and interior or, in the case of Earth , to observe from space. Aside from an awkwardly phrased line in Mercury about how steam "could have turned into liquid and froze into ice," the content is well presented both in main narratives and in closing summaries. Unfortunately, rather than space photos, or at least digital paintings to go with the planets' often tantalizingly described features, the illustrations are all flat, "Dora the Explorer" style cartoons of a multicultural cast of smiling young travelers and their pets zooming through space in retro spacecraft or posing in generic settings.
It's time for your mission to Uranus! Jump in your super speedy rocket to explore Uranus's size, atmosphere, temperature, gravity, orbits, clouds, rings, winds, and storms. Basic solar system facts are brought to life with a focus on what questions scientists are still trying to solve. Each book ends with a section on how scientists discovered the facts that have been presented. Bright, colorful illustrations and straightforward text make this topic accessible for even the youngest astronomer.