Review by Booklist Review
From the Across the Universe series, this beautifully illustrated book offers a brief introduction to comets. While the excellent diagrams and striking images of space objects are appealing, the discussions in the large-print text are cursory and sometimes unclear. The sentence Many comets orbit the sun near the planet Neptune is open to misinterpretation by kids unaware of the Kuiper Belt, the Oort Cloud, and the difference between a comet's orbit and a planet's. Also, the text states that sometimes gravity pushes a comet closer to the sun, while the glossary defines gravity as the force that pulls objects toward each other. The appended hands-on activity is a good, simple one, made better by a link leading to the source website, where it is explained more fully. For larger collections.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2015 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-4-Though aimed at young readers, this series does not shy away from including high-level scientific vocabulary and lesser-known examples in its discussion of the solar system. Students will discover where the Sun's photosphere and chromosphere are located, what a perihelion is, and what Eros is and where it's located as well as more commonly known facts about space and the objects that occupy it. Striking, full-page images will entice readers, while the unique design-each page mimics the look of a smartphone screen, complete with battery life icons for page numbers-is fresh and contemporary. "Astronomy at Home," a hands-on activity at the end of each book, reinforces the material while encouraging connected learning and independent study. VERDICT Strong selections that won't sit on the shelves for long. © Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Information about each of these objects in the universe, along with the tools scientists use to investigate them, are presented in odd layouts that appropriate the iconography of a mobile app or website. More impressive are the excellent images of galaxies, stars, and planetary bodies presented on dark backgrounds. Each book also contains an activity; their quality varies. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers the following Across the Universe titles: Asteroids, Comets, Galaxies, Moons, Planets, and The Sun.] (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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