Find the space explorer in you with this fantastic guide to our cosmic neighbors!
Title: Dr. E’s
Super Stellar Solar System
Author: Bethany
Ehlmann with Jennifer Swanson
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
ISBN: 9781426327988
Review:
Do you know who your cosmic
neighbors are? You can learn all about it with Dr. Bethany Ehlmann, or Dr. E, and
her sidekick Rover, a mobile robot that helped gather rocks and other data for
study from planet Mars. Readers will learn about the Goldilocks zone, which
consists of three planets. Venus, Earth and Mars are considered to be in this
zone which is considered to be a habitable area of the cosmos. Did you know
that comets are considered to be dirty snowballs by scientists because they
release dust and gas? The planet Saturn has beautiful rings surrounding it which
are made of bits of ice and rock. It would take nine earths to fit around the middle
of this planet. Did you know that craters have different parts? These parts are
called the rim, walls, rays, floor, central peak and ejecta. Do you love diamonds?
You could possibly become rich if you could collect the chunks of diamonds that
may be floating around the planet of Saturn.
Dr. Ehlmann with the help
of author Jennifer Swanson share so much cool information for the space lover.
Curious readers will find fantastic photographs, fun graphic novel type
illustrations depicting Dr. E. and Rover in a super hero manner. This guide is
host to plenty of information like frozen worlds, erosion and weathering,
climate and the importance of water and even volcanoes within the Solar System.
Readers will also find activities that can be done right in the home, scientists
profiles, fun facts, a glossary and even more resources to learn about what’s
out in space. Parents and teachers will keep young kids engaged as they learn
about the earths cosmic neighbors and can discuss their curiosity about planets
and whether or not they think we will all be able to visit them some day in the
future.
Courtesy of Media Masters Publicity
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