Books in The Planets series

Saturn’s stunning rings make it the easiest planet to recognize, but it still has secrets! From ancient cultures that watched the skies, to modern scientists who send machines into space, humans are passionately curious about the gas giant. Learn about Saturn's discovery, what it would be like to visit, and what scientists still want to know. Vivid photos and illustrations, scientist spotlights, and sidebars help unlock the secrets of Saturn.

We know that Neptune takes 165 years to go around the Sun, but it still has secrets! It is so far away that humans have only sent one spacecraft to visit our distant neighbor. Learn about Neptune’s discovery, what it would be like to visit the ice giant, and what scientists still want to know. Vivid photos, scientist spotlights, and sidebars help unlock the secrets of Neptune.

It's time for your mission to Mars! Jump in your super speedy rocket to explore Mars's size, surface, craters, atmosphere, temperature, gravity, and orbits. Basic solar system facts are brought to life with a focus on what questions scientists are still trying to solve. Each book ends with a section on how scientists discovered the facts that have been presented. Bright, colorful illustrations and straightforward text make this topic accessible for even the youngest astronomer. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades preK-4.

We know that the distant planet Uranus spins sideways, but it still has secrets! Discovered less than 300 years ago, and so far away that only one spacecraft has made the trip, humans have lots of questions about the blue-green planet. Learn about Uranus' discovery, what it would be like to visit, and what scientists still want to know. Vivid photos and illustrations, scientist spotlights, and sidebars help unlock the secrets of the ice giant Uranus.

Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, but it still has secrets! From ancient cultures that watched the skies, to modern scientists who send machines into space, humans are passionately curious about the planet closest to the Sun. Learn about Mercury's discovery, what it would be like to visit, and what scientists still want to know. Vivid photos and illustrations, scientist spotlights, and sidebars help unlock the secrets of Mercury.

It's time for your mission to Jupiter! Jump in your super speedy rocket to explore Jupiter's size, mass, atmosphere, temperature, gravity, orbits, gas clouds, and moons. Basic solar system facts are brought to life with a focus on what questions scientists are still trying to solve. Each book ends with a section on how scientists discovered the facts that have been presented. Bright, colorful illustrations and straightforward text make this topic accessible for even the youngest astronomer. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades preK-4.

Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system, but it still has secrets! The discovery of its moons changed how scientists viewed the whole solar system. With a storm that’s raged for hundreds of years, and a gravitational pull that protects the whole solar system, scientists are passionately curious about the gas giant. Learn about Jupiter's discovery, what it would be like to visit the gas giant, and what scientists still want to know. Vivid photos and illustrations, scientist spotlights, and sidebars help unlock the secrets of Jupiter.