Planets and Satellites (Window on the Universe)
One of a series which takes the reader on an amazing journey through space. It offers information about the stars, the planets, the galaxies and shows how they affect our lives on earth. This book on planets and satellites explains how the solar system began and about our own planet, Earth. It describes the planets closest to us and those furthest away, and gives facts and figures for each planet with suggestions for the construction of a model of the solar system.