The Largest Planet: Jupiter

by Nancy Loewen, Jeffrey Yesh (Illustrator)

Overview

From Earth, the spot on Jupiter looks like a small, red freckle. In fact, the spot is a huge storm as wide as two Earths! Explore the Great Red Spot and more in this book about Jupiter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543595789
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Amazing Science: Planets
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Table of Contents

Think Big     4
King of the Planets     6
One of the Brightest     8
Super Spin     10
Under Pressure     12
Zones and Belts     14
The Great Red Spot     16
Moon Magnet     18
The Galilean Moons     20
Planets Big and Small     22
Fun Facts     23
Glossary     23
To Learn More     24
Index     24