BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Above and Beyond: Astronomy Books (page 3)

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CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 6, 2008

MARS AND THE SEARCH FOR LIFE

by Elaine Scott

"Readers will come away with both a coherent historical overview and a heady sense that we are on the verge of some epoch-making discoveries. (resource list) (Nonfiction. 11-13)"

Getting closer looks at Mars has long been both an alluring goal of the U.S. space program and one of its most spectacular technological achievements. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2002

DESTINATION: SPACE

by Seymour Simon

The dean of science-writers for the grammar-school set offers comments on over a dozen big, dramatic photos and photo collages generated by the Hubble Space Telescope, from a sharply focused triple image of Mars to a tiny red arc identified as the most distant galaxy every observed. Read full book review >

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CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2009

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT PLANET EARTH?

by Robert E. Wells, illustrated by Robert E. Wells

"A good beginning look at the special features that make Earth our home. (Informational picture book. 5-9)"

Wells explores the characteristics that make Earth capable of sustaining life. Read full book review >