Goldsmith, Mike Universe:
Journey into Deep Space 48
pgs. Kingfisher, 2012. $12.95. (Rating:
G)
With a focus on
traveling further away from earth, this book provides imagery that shows what
different distant landscapes are theorized to look like. It provides large
bright detailed images with a short summary. For example a Star Nursery that is
1,340 light years away: this page provides a giant swirling pink image of stars
and a description. More details are provided in the back of the book, such as
maps of the universe.
At first, when I
was looking at the pages on Mars, I thought they were actual photographs, but
as I continued through the book I realized they were computer generated art. I
think younger students will be really confused by this lack of
clarity/specificity. A lot of dinosaur books mention that they are guessing on
the skin/feather coloring and I didn't feel like that concept of guesswork was
clear here. There wasn't a ton of concrete information for students, so I am optional on this one. Its pretty but not that practical.
ELEMENTARY–OPTIONAL
Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary Librarian & Author.
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