Jupiter

First Facts: Solar System

by Adele D. Richardson

Did you know that Jupiter has at least 63 moons? Or that winds on the planet blow more than 400 miles (644 kilometers) per hour? Look inside to learn more about this giant planet and its place in the solar system.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Adele D. Richardson

Reviews

[Lenna]

This is a good informational book for younger elementary students who are studying planets.

[Lindsey LaMonica]

This informational text book on Jupiter done by Adele Richardson was my favorite from some of the other Jupiter books I have read. Richardson focuses in on the first voyager visit to Jupiter, Jupiter's atmosphere, make up, how the planet moves as well as the rings and moons the planet has. It uses real NASA pictures of the planet, many which take up at least half the page giving you a great large view on the image. I loved that each page has a fun quick fact somewhere on it. It is also great with large headings so you know exactly what you're reading about. It also has bold words with a glossary at the end in case your young reader does not know what a word means. Some other useful and great tools this book included was a "planet comparison chart showing readers the planets biggest to smallest, what it is made up of as well as how many trips around the sun it takes in comparison to Earth time. The back also gives you an internet site that corresponds to the text.