Jupiter

A close-up look at the giant of our solar system. "A delightful coupling of sound expositions with dazzling illustrations."—School Library Journal. A companion to Galaxies and Saturn. Author Biography: Seymour Simon is the author of over one hundred science books for children. His many award-winning books include Icebergs and Glaciers, a New York Academy of Sciences Children's Book Award winner, as well as Storms, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Mountains, and many books about the solar system. Mr. Simon is the recipient of the Washington Post/ Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction for the body of his work. He lives in Great Neck, New York. Describes the characteristics of the planet Jupiter and its moons as revealed by photographs sent back by two unmanned Voyager spaceships which took one-and-one half years to reach this distant giant.