The Planets

by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Overview

Featuring all-new 3D models built using data gathered by NASA and the European Space Agency, The Planets is an awe-inspiring journey through the Solar System, from Earth to Mars and beyond.

Viewed layer by layer, planets and other objects in the Solar System are taken out of the night sky and presented on a white background, revealing every detail of their surface and internal anatomy in astonishing detail.

Looking at planets, the Sun, hundreds of moons and thousands of asteroids and comets, The Planets includes timelines that chronicle all major Space missions, right up to the latest Mars rovers, and infographics that present fascinating facts about all planets and the Solar System in a fresh new way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781465424648
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	08/18/2014
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	87,439
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 11.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	7 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

"This handy volume packed with the latest scientific observational analysis is a must-have for fans of planetary science." – Library Journal, Starred Review

From the Publisher

Full-color images explode from the pages of this book, giving high level descriptions of the planets, their moons, and astronomical events. The sun starts it off and the text goes in order of the planets, moving away from the sun. It covers the birth of our solar system to exploring space in general. A section on the asteroid belt is included to help explain this area of the solar system. It breaks down the parts of each planet and their distinct features. This is a fabulous book that helps students to visualize the inner workings of the solar system. The table of contents is extremely user friendly. The text, while using higher level vocabulary, is engaging to most teenagers. It uses a story telling prose style as to try not to bore teens with tedious text. This book can be used for a teaching tool or a reference tool, but is also great for the space enthusiast. This text includes a reference section with solar system data, a glossary, an index, and acknowledgements. Reviewer: Barbara Allen; Ages 12 to 18.

VOYA, February 2015 (Vol. 37, No. 6) - Barbara Allen

★ 11/15/2014
In this engagingly written and vibrantly colored tour of the solar system, DK and the Smithsonian provide readers with a scientific resource that will take them on an impressive and comprehensive planetary tour. Following a brief discussion of solar and planetary formation, the volume gets right to it with a chapter on the Sun before moving out to Mercury and beyond. Each section is consistently organized with segments on each subject's general information, a brilliant look at its structure, topography, a time line that encapsulates our historical relationship with it and a discussion of scientific missions or observations of it. Another section of each chapter takes readers to a particular location on the subject's surface including Venus's Maxell Montes, Saturn's rings and orbiting Enceladus, and Neptune's moon, Triton. A judicious amount of time is spent looking at the Earth and Moon, with a beautiful array of terrestrial images and edifying facts reminding us just how special and amazing our home really is. Beyond Neptune (Pluto is officially off the board now), a chapter titled "Outer Limits" surveys topics including the Kuiper Belt, Dwarf Planets (Pluto), and Comets. Included in the appendix is a verity of statistical information on all the solar objects and space exploration. VERDICT This handy volume packed with the latest scientific observational analysis is a must-have for fans of planetary science. [For Brian Odom's takes on new trade titles covering the solar system, see p. 116.—Ed.]—Brian Odom, Birmingham, AL

Library Journal