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| View Larger Image | Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors (Kerrod, Robin. Planet Library.)
by Robin Kerrod
| | List Price: | $21.27 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 649057 | | Studio: | Lerner Publications | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Reading Level: | Ages 4-8 | | Number Of Pages: | 32 | | Publication Date: | December 31, 1969 | | Publisher: | Lerner Publications |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 1 review)
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Can You Say "Vega?" 
Vee-ga or Vay-ga? Kerrod won't tell you in his series of "Planet Library" books. Despite it's lack of proncunciation guides, the series -- like "Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors" for example -- is very well written with a reader-friendly layout. There are plenty of recent NASA/ESA color pictures and drawings, and the binding will make the books last well into the next century. All of Kerrod's information is accurate, but sometimes slighly skewed; fpr example, he mentions the "Mars canals" mix-up with Schiaparelli and Lowell, but does not explain that the problem was translating "canali" to canals, not channels. But give Kerrod his due: it's not easy to distill so many scientific concepts for young readers, and ultimately Kerrod does a good job covering a broad range of astronomy topics, and includes just enough 'fun facts' to keep young readers smiling while they learn.
August 03, 2000 | |
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