Access Today The Planet Gods: Myths And Facts About The Solar System Illustrated By Jacqueline Mitton Accessible In Kindle

Sun, the Moon, the eight planets in our solar system, as well as three dwarf planets, including Pluto, are discussed in this non fiction book.
Accompanied by vibrant illustrations, this book covers how names were chosen for these celestial bodies, facts and attributes of each, and the characteristics they share with their Greek/Roman namesakes.


Published by National Geographic, this beautifully illustrated book devotes a two page spread to each celestial body.
This book differs from many nonfiction books about the solar system in that the writing focuses on evocative images that helps the reader paint a picture of the planet and the god/goddess in their minds eye, while at the same time presenting important factual information.
Text is printed on a white background in contrast to the energetic colors of Balits illustrations, which pulse with fiery oranges and reds, starry indigo blues, and smoothly shiny gold accents.
The book begins with general information on when the planets were discovered and how they were named.
Back matter includes a onepage glossary and additional facts about the sun, moon, and planets, including their size, average distance from the sun, and number of moons.
The front endpapers feature the small planets and the back endpapers show the giant planets,

Although this book is geared toward elementary school aged kids, it can easily be used with the upper grades as well.


Full at PictureBookaDay: sitelink blogspot. com/ I bought two copies of this book, one for my kid and one for my kid's school library.
I sort of want a third to cut out pages and frame them because the art is amazing.
Tattoo worthy illustrations with added shiny foil, The pages contain mythology and science about the planets in equal measure, The Stories about each are in bitesized pieces for even my very small children, Bonus, it includes Eris, which is my daughter's name! I absolutely loved this book! I feel that this book could appeal to a broad range of readers who don't like traditional nonfiction books.
First off, what sold me was the illustrations, The cover is beautiful and so is every page inside, Watercolor and perhaps other paint mediums with gold metallic accents, the illustrator did wonderful work, The author blended information about Greek/Roman gods and the planets named after them in a unique and poetic way.
It has potential to be used in a science, social studies, or English class, After the introductory page, the story of each planet is written in first person, which gives the book an interesting feel.
I probably would not use this book for readaloud with a whole class, but with one or two kids it would be a nice book to share.
Especially with younger children, the whole book doesn't have to be read all at once since it's not really a story, however older students could definitely work through the whole thing.
The copy I checked out is labelled "independent reader" and I think it would be a great book fornd,rd, and maybe eventh graders.
Gorgeous illustrations with short stories and histories of the planets, The stories are a little too short for my liking but are excellent for kiddos, A beautiful introductory book. This book is mythology for our times: stories about the planets, with scientific information told in an engaging way, as well as stories of the pastthe namesakes of the planets and how they were perceived by the ancients.
Lovely illustrations cover each page, and it includes not just Pluto but the other dwarf planets, Ceres and Eris.
This interdisciplinary approach to the planets both enlightens and creates a sense of wonder,
A gorgeous depiction of the gods and goddess of the planets, mixing the mythology and planetary science of our solar system.
Hopefully they will do a new edition that includes Sedna with the dwarf planets section, This is a fascinating way of teaching the planets, As Greek and Roman Mythology fans, this was completely in our vernacular, The story does a beautiful job of bringing the planets to life and connecting them man's early understanding of the heavens.
Highly interesting. Well done. I read this to myyear old grand daughter and it was a little hard to follow.
The drawings are beautiful and it was interesting how the planets got their names and why.
In this book the reader learns the story behind the names of the sun, moon and planets along with scientific insight into each of those entities.
Mythological names in Roman and Latin are mentioned, as well as, the mythological beliefs that were held for each solar system god and goddess.
A wonderfully drawn book with gold highlights that give it a royal feel, A nice way to bring some warmth and depth to learning the solar system, Art work is fantastic. It will keep a childs attention while an adult reads this book, My opinion is that young children will think this is too long, read over several days and/or add curriculum that focuses on the planets for further discussion.
With the addition of Ceres and Eris to our solar system, every library, school, and spacegazing, mythologyloving kid needs an updated look at the planets and the gods they represent.
The Planet Gods is that volume: a new, reliable guide to the exciting recent developments in the world of astronomy from the experts here on planet Earth.


Distinguished astronomer and writer Dr, Jacqueline Mitton takes us on a fascinating tour of the planets of our Solar System, taking into account all the latest reclassifications of the heavens.
A lyrical, poetic text explores the features of the planets and compares them to the gods of old who are their namesakes.
Though many of the planets were named long before we had good scientific information about them, Mitton draws readers attention to some amazing coincidences.
The veiled goddess Venus lends her name to a cloudshrouded planet, The blue, stormy planet Neptune is named for the god of the sea,

The Planet Gods brings together for the first time the myths and truths of space science.
Christina Balits sparkling magical illustrations, highlighted with metallic ink, make this a fantastic gift book, which will enthrall children of all ages.
My favorite page is mars which is "LIKE A FLAMING RUBY I burn in the night sky.
They call me the red planet, Mine is the color for anger and dangerthe color of blood, Mars is the name I share with the god of war, Most feared of the gods, he was furious and fickle, He gloried in fighting and bloodshed, Fear and terror were his constant companions, They follow me too, for my two tiny moons bear those names as the ancient Greeks would have said themPhobos and Deimos.
But in truth I am a small and unthreatening world, My seasons come and go as on earth, My only fury is the wind that blows wild and whips up rustred dust till it fills the thin air and billows for mile upon mile.
Travel back in time, though, and you would see me differently, Towering volcanoes, long since extinct, are silent witnesses to my violent past, Winding channels scar me where torrents of water once swept by, But that was billions of years ago, Dry, shifting sand is all that moves on mars today, " A fun way to learn about the planets in our solar system, Love the bright, colorful, illustrations and I love how they shine with the gold foil, This is a good book for kids who are interested in the solar system and mythology.
The colors are great, the illustrations engaging, the synopses of the myths are within the grasp of even young children without being boring for grown ups.
I liked it for my three year old, Even after all my years of basic English

and Science, I had no idea that the planets were named after the Roman gods of mythology!

I based this book by its cover.
It was bright, colorful and it shined with a golden hue, Each illustration accompanying each planet's passage was marvelously drawn, These illustrations put museum art pieces to shame, The pictures in this book should be put on display instead, Dated publication,. But colorful and poetic. The information is sufficiently stable, the statements universal, For young scientists and sky watchers, Any age can follow along, For information, please see sitelink For information, please see sitelink sitelink,