Kirkus Reviews

An updated version of Simon's 1985 book with more spectacular full-color photographs and much more recent information. Incorporating data from Galileo's trip to the giant planet and new NASA photography, this book delves into Jupiter's atmosphere of 300-mile-per-hour winds, gaseous clouds, and lightning bolts. Fascinating are the pictures of the planet's Red Spot, and "bruises" left by a comet that crashed into it. Simon visits each of Jupiter's moons too, showing the topography of erupting volcanoes on Io and the icy ridges and valleys of Ganymede. As in the original, the pictures are large and focused; the book is a return trip not to be missed. (Picture book/nonfiction. 5-10)

School Library Journal

Gr 2-4--What with falling comets and the recent arrival of the Galileo spacecraft, the past decade has been a busy one for the Jovian system--so here's a timely, thoroughly revised edition of Simon's 1985 Jupiter (Morrow). It incorporates recent events and discoveries into a clearly written, dramatically illustrated tour of our largest planet and its four Galilean moons. Most of the first edition's eye-popping photographs have been replaced by even larger, closer views; those that remain look fresh, sharp, and bright. Similarly, the text has been rewritten, rearranged, and enhanced with plenty of new information about the impact of the Shoemaker-Levy comet, visible changes between the Voyager flybys in the late `70s and Galileo's observations, and the descent of Galileo's probe into the wild Jovian atmosphere. Expertly balancing the verbal and visual presentation, Simon again demonstrates his ability to inform and entertain simultaneously.--John Peters, New York Public Library

ALA Booklist (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 1998)

Despite the change in title, this book appears to be a revised edition, updating Simon's 1985 book Jupiter Changes include the addition of photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, information about (and from) the Galileo space probe, and corrections of the first book's misidentification of Callisto and Europa. Though the format, some of the text, and many of the photos are unchanged, this edition is substantially updated and, for the sake of accuracy, should replace the earlier title on library shelves. (Reviewed April 15, 1998)

Horn Book (Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 1998)

In this revised edition of 'Jupiter', Simon offers up a visually appealing, informative guide to the planet and its four Galilean moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. The complete planetary portrait is achieved by combining classic 'Voyager' spacecraft images and more recent 'Galileo' mission photographs. On black, space-like pages, the photos of the heavenly bodies are especially effective.