Stars & planets

by David H. Levy

From the widely acclaimed reference library for children ages 8 and up, here is a beautifully illustrated guide to stars and planets: their orbits, their moons, their characteristics.

Genres: Science, Space, Childrens, Astronomy, Reference, Nonfiction

64 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

David Levy is a prominent astronomer and author, most famous for his co-discovery in 1993 of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.

Levy was born in Canada, but now lives in Arizona. He has been involved with astronomy, as an observer, promoter, and author, for his entire adult life. Levy has discovered twenty two comets, given innumerable lectures, television appearances, and published articles in the major science and astronomy magazines.

He gained a Phd in English literature in 2010. There is an asteroid named in his honour, Levy 3673. He is married to Wendee Levy.

Reviews

[Taha Abuzokhar · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is nice book, I love it because I like the space and science and stuffs like.
and I like that book because it's talking about space and planets, that kind of book give me a lot of information like the size of planets, temperature and climate, the distance between planets.

That book has old pictures that is real, and it's not like today (like example) because today Pluto has a clear pictures, and in the book it's old and not real.
But the drawing pictures are good, because it is closer to truth like a picture it's talk about a dinosaur hunting other and some meteorites fall from the sky it will make them die, the image is closer to the truth, it's not like what i'm seeing in the books without pictures.
The book is amazing, it's makes me dive in space and space science,it's makes me think of the desire for space travel and meet the instinct to explore.

[B-zee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pengantar yang cukup lengkap, terutama untuk anak-anak. Penjelasannya cukup sederhana, disertai berbagai trivia menarik, dan ilustrasi yang tak kalah menarik. Gambar-gambarnya yang besar sangat menambah ketertarikan akan kontennya.

[Sarah A · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5 year old chose this from the library and really enjoyed it. The language was a little beyond her but the pictures were very clear and easy to understand and learn from. A very comprehensive book although now a little dated.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent children's book about the solar system. Has easy to understand language for children and good illustrations.

[Lauren]

I believe children will enjoy reading and learning about the solar system from this book.

[Sydney Rachlin]

1. This book has not received any awards.

2. Appropriate grade levels: 2nd-12th grade

3. This is an informational text that teaches readers all about the stars and planets. It is very detailed and covers lots of content within a short amount of pages. Every chapter has diagrams, charts, and images to help to give the reader a different perspective and better understanding of the content.

4. This is a great informational text about stars and planets. It covers so much information and the use of diagrams and charts is really helpful and interesting too. There is a glossary at the back of the text that is extremely helpful because there are tons of new vocabulary terms introduced throughout the text.

5. Science unit, stars, planets, teach about different types of genres, fun book to have in classroom.