Amazon.com description: Product Description: Each volume in the "Planetary Exploration" series has been designed to introduce aspects of the solar system to young readers. The text has been illustrated with artwork which provides a scientifically accurate portrayal of features of the planet's surfaces, and gives such details as a sunrise over the rings of Saturn and the total eclipse of the Sun. This volume describes the Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Earth. The unique properties of each planetary body are described and fully illustrated, encouraging the reader to take an eyewitness view of planetary life.