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Planets

By Stott Stott

Why did Pluto lose its planet status, and what else is hiding in our cosmic neighbourhood?

informative · visual · fascinating · accessible

Genres

Non-fiction Nature Photography

What is Planets about?

Take a visual journey through the Solar System, from Mercury and Venus to the distant ice worlds beyond Neptune. Discover how planets, moons, asteroids, comets and dwarf planets formed, and explore the features that make each world unique. Learn why Pluto was reclassified, how scientists study space, and what spacecraft have revealed about our cosmic neighbourhood. Packed with clear explanations, striking photographs and colourful illustrations, this guide brings the wonders of astronomy closer to home.

Pages

72 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2023

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