The Planets: The Definitive Visual Guide to Our Solar System

This book is really amazing! The pictures stir the imagination and please the eye, and the text is amazingly informative. I used this with my son (second grade) as an introduction to the solar system, and I have to admit it was a little too advanced for him. He did enjoy the pictures a lot and the info I selected to read to him was understandable, but I did have to pick and choose. This is in no way a complaint though, as I plan to reuse this book in a few years, and that will allow me to present a great deal of new info.Overall I am incredibly pleased with this book and I plan to use it for years to come. I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the planets, or for a homeschool library.

I was pleasantly surprised and well please by the quality of this book. Excellent. I got it for my grandson and he loves it. It’s well illustrated, informative, colorful and a beautiful book.

Lots of color, diagrams, & dialogue explaining the Solar System's planets.

A lot of what we thought we knew about the planets has changed since the 80s This book brought back my childhood in a way. When I was in school I had a book on the planets, called "Our Universe" , I think that was the title. It was all that we knew up to then.This book is much nicer and obviously updated since the 80s. Great pictures and short historical recap.

My great grandson showed an interest in earth science so I sent him several books, he really likes this one.

An absolutely fabulous book, that makes a perfect gift for any space enthusiast. Great pictures, too!

This content of this book is very informative and the graphics and text are well made and well written. My son (5) loves to read about the planets and the visuals in this book are his favorite. Unfortunately the book came with some pages fused together. Seems they were not cut fully through during manufacturing. I had to cut them apart with scissors which lead to some wonkyness. Overall I would recommend this book. It's 250+ pages and is a huge bargain at this price point. Definitely a 5 star purchase if not for the quality control issues.

Pair this with the space traveling cartoon and you get some serious learning and incredible enthusiasm learning about our solar system. Our 2 boys ages 3 and 4 know the planets backwards and forwards; they can tell you characteristics of each planet, color composition distances— everything. The book by Smithsonian already shows considerable wear and is their favorite book in the house. We have been wowed by all of this

O livro é fantástico. Alta qualidade do material das fotos e do conteúdo. Vale muito a compra.

Lots of detail on the moon and planets. Illustrations are amazing.

Such a nice book, all the pictures are amazing and very complete for the kids research.

Entregado muy rápido!Las fotos son impresionantes!

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