Max Goes to Jupiter: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog

by Jeffrey Bennett, Michael Carroll (Illustrator), Erica Ellingson, Nick Schneider

Overview

Scientifically-accurate illustrations and information-packed sidebars enrich this second edition picture book. Set in the future, Max the dog and his friend, Tori, are on the Jupiter Mission. The first editon of Max Goes to Jupiter was selected for NASA's Story Time From Space Program and ILA Children's Choices List.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937548827
Publisher:	Big Kid Science
Publication date:	06/01/2018
Series:	Science Adventures with Max the Dog Series
Edition description:	Second Edition, Second edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Astrophysicist/educator Jeffrey Bennett, a winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award, is the author of more than a dozen books for children. Seven of his books have been selected for NASA’s Story Time From Space Program, in which astronauts read books aloud from the International Space Station. Michael Carroll's art has appeared in books and magazines including National Geographic, Time, Smithsonian, Scientific American, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and others. Dr. Erica Ellingson is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Nick Schneider is a professor of planetary science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Max Goes to Jupiter is the Young Voices Foundation 2009 Gold Winner for Children's Picture Book (all ages)

"The scientific and technological details are realistic."  —School Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-4

A small human crew and a rambunctious rottweiler ride out to the Jovian system to drop off a pair of probes and to step onto the surfaces of the moons Io and Europa. Teaching values as well as astronomy, the authors intersperse discussions of the discovery and nature of Jupiter and its satellites with remarks about selfish people, international cooperation, and the necessity of caring for our own planet. The scientific and technological details are realistic, but the plot is so slight and the characters so sketchy that, like the dog bounding around various painted extraterrestrial locales in his jointed metal vacuum suit, they're more of a distraction than an enhancement. Consider this outing only after choosing among the plethora of conventional informational treatments of our solar system's second-largest member, such as Adele Richardson's Jupiter (Capstone) or Elaine Landau's Jupiter (Children's Press, both 2007).-John Peters, New York Public Library

School Library Journal

Max Goes to Jupiter is the Young Voices Foundation 2009 Gold Winner for Children's Picture Book (all ages)

"The scientific and technological details are realistic." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher