The Asteroid Belt: ISBN 978-1-6782-0402-0 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0403-7
The Gas Giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune: ISBN 978-1-6782-0404-4 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0405-1
Moons: ISBN 978-1-6782-0406-8 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0407-5
Pluto and the Dwarf Planets: ISBN 978-1-6782-0408-2 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0409-9
The Sun: ISBN 978-1-6782-0410-5 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0411-2
The Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars: ISBN 978-1-6782-0412-9 / eBook: 978-1-6782-0413-6
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple supplement November 1, 2022

Gr 6 Up —The Solar System is brought to life in this comprehensive series, which investigates the planets, moons, sun, and more. Each title presents an aspect of the solar system and describes its properties, the history of its discovery, and how it is studied today. The series is written between a third and fourth grade reading level, with simple sentences and a controlled vocabulary. The content is extremely detailed and informative, and the text condenses these complicated, scientific topics down in an engaging way. However, there are times when large blocks of text are presented without pictures to break them up, and these books are on the longer side for a hi-lo series. Source notes, as well as resources for further research, are provided at the end of each book. VERDICT This quality series provides an in-depth look at space; recommended for middle and high school collections seeking materials for striving readers.
Additional commentary from the supplement
These new and forthcoming series use well-honed strategies to help students develop their literacy skills. .... Noteworthy hi-lo series include .... and "Our Solar System" (ReferencePoint). Both of these take complicated subject matters and make them interesting and easy-to-understand for those needing texts at a lower reading level. These well-crafted texts use a variety of techniques to support readers and build their confidence.

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