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Our Solar System

by Seymour Simon
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Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon in this completely updated edition of Our Solar System, as he takes young readers on a fascinating tour through space!

With beautiful full-color photographs and spacecraft images, including many taken by the Mars rovers and Hubble Space Telescope, this nonfiction picture book teaches young readers all about the solar system, including the sun, the eight planets, and their moons. Covering all the latest discoveries in space, young astronomers will be over the moon about the fun facts, fascinating science, and incredible photographs. A must-have for every child interested in outer space!

This book includes an author's note, a glossary, an index, and further reading suggestions. An excellent choice for classrooms and homeschooling, Our Solar System supports the Common Core State Standards.

Check out these other Seymour Simon books about the universe and space:

  • Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
  • Destination: Jupiter
  • Destination: Mars
  • Destination: Space
  • Exoplanets
  • Galaxies
  • Stars
  • The Sun
  • The Universe

    • Creators

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      August 26, 2014

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9780062334367

    • Languages

      • English

    • Levels

      • ATOS Level: 5.9
      • Lexile® Measure: 1020
      • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
      • Text Difficulty: 4

    • Reviews

      • School Library Journal

        October 1, 2014

        Gr 3-6-Revised and updated, this edition takes readers on a journey through the solar system with upgraded photos, content, and glossary from its predecessors (1992, 2007). While much of the content remains the same as the previous edition, small details have been adjusted, such as Jupiter's clouds, which are no longer "mostly hydrogen gas, not water droplets like clouds on Earth" but are now simply "frozen ammonia droplets." Although these details may be nearly imperceptible to young readers, what will stand out are the captivating photographs. The images, many of which are from NASA, are remarkably crisp and more detailed than before, giving a nod to changes in imaging technology in the past decade. As stated in the author's note, Simon uses comparisons to help readers comprehend the scale of these celestial masses ("If Earth were the size of a basketball, the sun would be as big as a basketball court."). He does not return the favor for specific calculations, though, thus leaving readers to grapple with the meaning of "the crust, which ranges from 5 to 30 miles deep" and "the mantle, an 1,800-mile-thick layer of heavy rock." Furthermore, some words do not appear in the glossary, such as typhoon and asteroid, and the unexplained transition from "800 degrees Fahrenheit" to "-300F" may confuse some readers. However, the brief overview of the solar system and the spacecraft sent to explore it make this title a worthwhile consideration for school and public libraries.-Meaghan Darling, Plainsboro Public Library, NJ

        Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

      • The Horn Book

        January 1, 2015
        The culmination of Simon's planets series is a fine, comprehensive work on the solar system. Similar to the others in format, the book brings together information on all the planets, a good comparison chart, and typically excellent color photographs. Beautifully designed and a pleasure to use, this latest edition is updated with information from recent explorations. Websites. Glos., ind.

        (Copyright 2015 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    Formats

    • OverDrive Read

    subjects

    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • ATOS Level:5.9
    • Lexile® Measure:1020
    • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty:4

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