Venus

A True Book

by Elaine Landau

Discusses the atmosphere, surface features, exploration, and other aspects of the planet Venus.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

48 pages, Library Binding

First published September 28, 2007

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spring 2020 - Ben got really interested in space and we read this whole series on the solar system. Short enough to read in a sitting or two, and right at the interest/comprehension level for him in 1st grade (but too challenging for him to read on his own). Lots of illustrations, and the chapters make nice breaks if you don't want to read it all at once.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was my son's favorite planetary book. He is in third grade. The information was good, and it was easy to find. The text was accessible and interesting. And the illustrations were phenomenal.

[Julesmarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for the whole series. Astronomy is one of the science units in my 3rd grade curriculum, so I decided to use it as an opportunity to help the students learn how to do research. I purchased 3 different sets of books on the solar system, and I have to say this was by far my favorite. The facts are useful and easily accessible, the tougher vocabulary words are bolded and every picture has an informative or fun caption.

Additionally, this was the only series which covered missions sent to each planet, something covered in our unit but hard to find in books designed for children.

Lovely series!