Exploring Exoplanets (Searchlight Books ™ ― What's Amazing about Space?) - Softcover

Kops, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761378782 ISBN 13: 9780761378785

Publisher: LernerClassroom, 2011

Synopsis

Could there be other planets in the universe similar to those in our solar system? Yes! Scientists have discovered worlds circling distant stars. They call these objects exoplanets. In this book, you'll learn how scientists detect these faraway worlds. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What’s Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and...

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About the Author

Deborah Kops has written more than twenty books for children and young adults. She lives with her husband and son in Greater Boston, and enjoys visiting old historic cities along the Atlantic coast, such as Salem, Massachusetts, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Review

"Keeping specific terms to a minimum, these titles cover their topics in broad strokes and crank up the general interest level with a relatively large photo or (more often) a dramatic artist's rendition on every page. There is significant overlap between International Space Station and Space Robots, and the effort to simplify mystifies more than it informs, as in Dangers in Space where 'the largest space rock [which] is...

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Edition details

• Publisher: LernerClassroom
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0761378782
• ISBN 13: 9780761378785
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 40