The Book of Planets

by Clint Twist

The Book of Planets

Genres: Childrens, Space, Science, Nonfiction

Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Clint Twist has written more than 85 books for U.K. and U.S. publishers in the fields of science, nature, and history, and for readers of all ages. Some of his books include Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure, The Mythology Handbook (with Dug Steer), and The Oceanology Handbook.

Reviews

[Kelly Chester]

What a great book

[Angie]

Synopsis: A non-fiction look at each of the planets of our solar system as well as a few other facts about the surrounding space.

My Review: We have been reading a lot of space books lately and Munchkin has had a little bit of a hard time understanding the difference between planets and moons. This was a great book, each planet had a brief paragraph describing its location and make up and interesting facts. It also has a little box with the myths associated with the name and then another box with measurements of size, distance from the moon, temperature and length of days. The layout of the book was interesting too, allowing for a great visual of the layout of the solar system too.

[Zach Naegele]

This is a book about the science of the planets. The planets are listed in the book in order of their distance from the sun. For each planet, there is a small paragraph that tells about the visibility of the planet and its physical make up. Another paragraph is added that includes a short myth or legend about the planet and how it got its name. Finally there is a small box that has facts and figure concerning the size of the planet and its comparison to the size of Earth, the distance from the sun, the temperature, and the length of a day. At the end of the book Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet instead of an actual planet, due to its size and irregular orbit.