Space Encyclopedia: A Tour of Our Solar System and Beyond

I purchased this book for my 10 year old son, and it's perfect! Awesome photography and clear, concise information that's not over simplified -- I think anyone who's not a serious astronomer could learn something from this book. It gives a tour of the solar system's 13(?!) planets, with a nice table of interesting facts for each one (lengths of days and years, average temperatures, etc.). It also gives general information on stars, pulsars, black holes, and other objects and phenomena in outer space. Not to mention a history of discoveries old and new. So even if you don't have kids and want an interesting "coffee table" book, I would highly recommend this one for anyone interested in outer space!

You know, I try to keep my finger on the pulse that is my kids' likes, interests, and passions. When something new crops up, I try to be supportive. For my 10 year old daughter, who is very fond of science, specifically anything related to zoology, I got this book because she has recently surprised me by developed a strong interest in Astronomy. She says this is definitely a 5 star book, specifically because she really enjoys seeing the pictures of the things discussed. She has read one other more sizeable Astronomy book, Astronomy for Dummies, but that didn't have pictures. So while she found the information useful, she wasn't as enthusiastic about it as this one. Although, I think I have the Astronomy for Dummies book to thank for developing her interest in that subject, it was one of several books I got for her to read just for the heck of it. She was so excited about this one her whole face lit up when I gave it to her. She likes her Science Encyclopedia better, but says this is still definitely a 5 star book and that she loves it.

With all the additional things we now know about space and our solar system compared with what we used to know, this helps bring you up to date. The difference between today and say 1970 is enlightening. Get this and read it, it is not a boring science book you lose interest in quickly. It's fascinating. Thank goodness for National Geographic, they've probably done more to educate the world for decades than any other single source out there.

I got this for my 9 year old grandson as a Christmas present and he loved it but so did his 7 year old brother. It features a planet per page and really gives pertinent facts. The pictures are beautiful and I would recommend this to any parent or grandparent who has a child interested in space. I coupled this with The Night Sky book and it made a dynamic present.

I purchased this book for my above average 7 year old grandson as a Christmas present. He loved the pictures, but for now his parents will have to read the text to him until he gets older. Dad also found it an interesting book. This is almost what I would call a "Coffe Table" book since there are so many pictures and the color is so vibrant. The text goes into pretty good detail and would satisfy an adult reader. It is everything you would expect a National Geographic product to be!

It was appropriate for my seven year old grandson with a little help from his father.

My child loves space and he adores this book. I’m pretty sure at 8, he knows more about space than I ever will. Good color and information. If you have a kid interested in space, this is a must buy.

My 12 year old told me she has wanted this “her whole life” and my spouse and I decided that 12 years was a long time to have to wait for such a book. So we gifted it to her for Christmas and of course, she loves it and reads it every minute of everyday. It’s actually impressively well done (bravo, Nat. Geo., bravo). Definitely a great book for space loving kids.

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Purchased it for my 6 year old niece who has loved learning about the solar system at school. The book provides excellent information on each planet and and a pictorial prediction of what the surface looks like. It then moves beyond the solar system with information on galaxies, space phenomena, and even a guess at what alien life might look like. She absolutely loves it.

When we bought this book, my daughter was 7 and at first she was a bit skeptical if we could read it all the way long. But as expected from National Geographic, it has many beautiful pictures and illustrations and easy to understand. Now she is 10 and we read this book 3 times and each time, we learned something new or remembered something that we forgot. This is a great book to have more knowledge about space. We started with the big book series and switched to these books afterwards. Always happy with the purchase. Very high quality of printing, great pictures and information. National Geographic is our number one to go. Definetly a purchase recommendation.

Got the book by chance in library binding format . The book is very nice, good, informative and also very beautiful. Was a little damaged but ok. This book is better than other space encyclopedias. This book is highly recommended for children above 14 years also Very good product, must buy

Good to buy for once who like reading science stuff