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Scott excels at rendering complex ideas intelligible: radioactive dating, the science of craters, the role of a planet's atmosphere, and much more are clearly presented. Well-captioned illustrations and photographs, diagrams, and pithy text boxes round out this handsome package. Kirkus Review

An Amazon Best Book of the Month Broader in focus, more detailed, and more up-to-date than most children s books on the subject, this well-designed volume will be a useful addition to astronomy collections. Booklist Scott excels at rendering complex ideas intelligible: radioactive dating, the science of craters, the role of a planet's atmosphere, and much more are clearly presented. Well-captioned illustrations and photographs, diagrams, and pithy text boxes round out this handsome package. Kirkus Reviews An approachable guide to our planet s sole (natural) satellite. Publishers Weekly An Amazon Best Book of the Month -Broader in focus, more detailed, and more up-to-date than most children's books on the subject, this well-designed volume will be a useful addition to astronomy collections.---Booklist -Scott excels at rendering complex ideas intelligible: radioactive dating, the science of craters, the role of a planet's atmosphere, and much more are clearly presented. Well-captioned illustrations and photographs, diagrams, and pithy text boxes round out this handsome package.---Kirkus Reviews -An approachable guide to our planet's sole (natural) satellite.---Publishers Weekly An Amazon Best Book of the Month Broader in focus, more detailed, and more up-to-date than most children's books on the subject, this well-designed volume will be a useful addition to astronomy collections. --Booklist Scott excels at rendering complex ideas intelligible: radioactive dating, the science of craters, the role of a planet's atmosphere, and much more are clearly presented. Well-captioned illustrations and photographs, diagrams, and pithy text boxes round out this handsome package. --Kirkus Reviews An approachable guide to our planet's sole (natural) satellite. --Publishers Weekly An Amazon Best Book of the Month Broader in focus, more detailed, and more up-to-date than most children s books on the subject, this well-designed volume will be a useful addition to astronomy collections. Booklist Scott excels at rendering complex ideas intelligible: radioactive dating, the science of craters, the role of a planet's atmosphere, and much more are clearly presented. Well-captioned illustrations and photographs, diagrams, and pithy text boxes round out this handsome package. Kirkus Reviews An approachable guide to our planet s sole (natural) satellite. Publishers Weekly Broader in focus, more detailed, and more up-to-date than most children s books on the subject, this well-designed volume will be a useful addition to astronomy collections. Booklist Review Scott excels at rendering complex ideas intelligible: radioactive dating, the science of craters, the role of a planet's atmosphere, and much more are clearly presented. Well-captioned illustrations and photographs, diagrams, and pithy text boxes round out this handsome package. Kirkus Review Scott excels at rendering complex ideas intelligible: radioactive dating, the science of craters, the role of a planet's atmosphere, and much more are clearly presented. Well-captioned illustrations and photographs, diagrams, and pithy text boxes round out this handsome package. Kirkus Review

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Elaine Scott is praised for making complicated scientific concepts accessible for young readers. She is the author of Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time, among many other books. She lives in Houston, Texas. Visit her website at www.elainescott.com.

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