Review: Planets Are Beautiful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
The cover was awesome. And so were the pictures inside. Planets are simply the most awe-inspiring, wondrous entities besides the human body and don't need any embellishment. Because they are so amazing, and not tangible to us, they are concepts that can be hard to grasp. Most of us are essentially relying on trust that they a) exist and b) are as wonderful as scientists say they are. This book provided a grounded, factual overview of the main properties of the most "famous" planets in our solar system - perfect for an elementary school aged child. There was no muss or fuss. It wasn't overly complicated like so many books on the planets are. And yet it managed to convey the scale and capability of our solar system. In fact, I learned a few things. :-)