The New York Public Library Amazing Space: A Book of Answers for Kids

by The New York Public Library, Ann-Jeanette Campbell

Overview

The New York Public Library amazing space

Travel to distant galaxies and explore awesome constellations.Discover mysterious planets and catch a comet by the tail. Find theanswers to your questions about the wonders of space . . .

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY's best-selling reference books includeThe New York Public Library Desk Reference, The New York PublicLibrary Book of Answers, and The New York Public Library Student'sDesk Reference. ANN-JEANETTE CAMPBELL is the coauthor of The NewYork Public Library Incredible Earth.

Also in this series . . . The New York Public Library IncredibleEarth

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471144984
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/11/1997
Series:	The New York Public Library Books for Kids , #1
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.07(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

The New York Public Library has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 100 years.

Table of Contents

All About Astronomy.

Looking at Celestial Objects.

The Universe and Its Galaxies.

Stars and the Sun.

The Solar System.

Earth and Its Moon.

The Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

The Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, andPluto.

Space Exploration.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

The New York Public Library's Recommended Reading List.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 5-8Arranging her material into nine general categories, Campbell presents a great deal of information on space exploration, the solar system, individual planets, galaxies, and related phenomena. Diagrams are used to help explain some points, while sidebars add interesting factoids and related anecdotes or suggest experiments. The writing is clear and the information logically arranged within each chapter, leading readers from the simpler points to more complex subjects. Most answers are brief, but they provide sufficient detail to be useful for report writers as well as those satisfying personal curiosity. A lengthy glossary offers definitions of terms, many of which are explained more fully in the text. A bibliography of sources is included, and readers might also use it as a guide to further reading. The careful attention to sequencing and useful index make this question-and-answer title an informative introduction to astronomy and space.Elaine Fort Weischedel, Turner Free Library, Randolph, MA

School Library Journal

Campbell (with Ronald Rood, The New York Public Library Incredible Earth, 1996) pens a creative and exciting introduction to almost everything readers dreamed of knowing about space. Following the format established in the first book, this is a collection of the most commonly asked questions at the New York Public Library about the basics of astronomy and their answers. Clever black-and-white drawings throughout turn highly complex topics into simple and understandable information. Campbell organizes the multitude of questions into accessible chapters: "All About Astronomy," "Looking at Celestial Objects," "The Universe and Its Galaxies," etc., ending with "Space Exploration." A must-have for browsers interested in the "final frontier," and an excellent resource for instigating specific research.

Kirkus Reviews