Gregory Vogt
Scholastic Inc.
Copyright 2001
48 pages
Nonfiction
This story is all about our solar system. The book is separated into sections. Each planet gets its own section where they are described in detail. Components such as the stars, asteroids, comets, and moons are also mentioned in their own sections. At the end there is a glossary with all of the different vocabulary used throughout the book.
All of the pictures in the book are photographs. Some are taken from satellites in space. Some of the pictures are taken based on vibrations that give an idea of what the surface of the planet may look like. Venus is an example of a planet that is photographed in this way. I loved the pictures and found them very interesting!
This would be a great introduction to a science lesson on the solar system. The students could do a project on the entire solar system or just a single plant or element of the solar system. You could also do a creative writing lesson on what planet they would go to if they were an astronaut and why. A math lesson could be implemented by the students using the different charts showing the measurements of all the planets. They could compare the sizes of all the planets. This book has not been awarded any medals.
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