Planets

DK Eyewitness Books

by D.K. Publishing

Explore the Solar System through the latest space imagery and take a grand tour around our neighbours in space with DK Eyewitness Planets.

From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, get an eyewitness view of the rocky planets, gas giants, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and other bodies that make up our Solar System. Discover the secrets of space, examine the latest space exploration equipment, and learn about the scientists behind discoveries ancient and new. DK Eyewitness Planets also includes a giant fold-out wall chart full of facts, perfect for bedrooms or classrooms.



Using the most up-to-date images from NASA and ESA taken by probes such as New Horizons, Eyewitness Planets takes you as close as you can get to the other worlds of our Solar System.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Misbah · Rating 3 out of 5]

"In about 5 billion years, the sun will run low on hydrogen and expand, engulfing Mercury, Venus, and Earth. Before then, it's heat will kill all life, evaporate oceans (above), and turn Earth molten."

I hope they got that timeline right because according to the Maze Runner, t this is going to happen a lot sooner than that. Lol.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been waiting for an eyewitness on planets for years! This was excellent and included the newest pictures from Mars and Pluto. Excellent classroom resource and highly recommended!

[Dan Hyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of it was over the heads of my 6 year old girls, but the illustrations helped tremendously, and we worked our way through it.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book to get you interested in the planets. It has an overview of the different planets of the solar system. An interesting read and well written. Excellent colour pictures as well.