Written by John Gustafson
Illustrated by: Edie Weinberg and Tanya Maiboroda
Scholastic Inc., 1994
Genre: Children's nonfiction
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
31 pages
Voyager:An Adventure through Space starts out explaining that the Voyager was created by Scientists to be able to see parts of space that telescopes can't see. It then goes on to tell about the solar system and the planets that the Voyager would be able to show to scientists. Specifically Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The book then goes into how the spacecraft was built and what it was equipped with to withstand space conditions, such as bitter cold and harsh radiation. After the Voyager was built and ready to go, on August 20, 1977 a rocket took off from Florida carrying the Voyager into space. It took 12 years for the Voyager to get to the outer planets. Then the book gets really interesting. It goes through and describes the different pictures that the Voyager took. Starting with Jupiter. It gives some facts about Jupiter, comparing it to Earth's composition, telling about Jupiter's moons and climate. Then the author describes the next planet the Voyager reaches, Saturn. Which is obviously most famous for its rings. Then Voyager reached Uranus, after 8 1/2 years of travel across 2 billion miles of space. Lastly and finally the Voyager reached Neptune, the pictures show that the planet is blue because of methane gas. It ends by explaining that the Voyager is still traveling today, outside of our solar system and into others.
I would recommend this book to any child with an interest in space and satellites.
I feel there are no controversies that could come from this book.
I really enjoyed this book. It was well written with a lot of interesting information and absolutely beautiful and astonishing pictures. I have no doubt that every child that picks it up will be fascinated at least by the pictures, but i can see how if a child isn't interested in space they could find it pretty boring.
My rating: 3 out of 5
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