Galaxies

Do not like the book. Took a gamble there would be some reference information I could use as an amateur astronomer...NOT. Its a kids book. Poor quality pictures. I have seen quality galaxy pictures and these were not it. Big type to take up space. Very basic descriptions. I already knew 95% what author wrote. Very disappointed. Will give book to my nephew as birthday present. That way his mom can show him the pictures and read the basic descriptions.At least someone will get enjoyment from it. No real substance to use as a reference book. Good for a 7 or 8 year old only. Even if your a new amateur astronomer you will want more meat and potatoes about Galaxies than this book offers.Save your money on this one. You can find a better book on Galaxies for grownups. Book is good for young children or parents showing and reading to young children,

I purchased this item years ago as a replacement for the REAL thing. After further research the actual real book costs over 1k. If you can find the REAL one I highly recommend the book. It's stunning. This is a nothing even remotely similar to the original.

This book provides great pictures of galaxies & simple explainations for children. When I taught 3rd grade astronomy, I looked through all the books I could find on galaxies. I liked the stories and illustrations from My Place in Space by Robin Hirst My Place in Space and Galaxies, Galaxies by Gail GibbonsGalaxies, Galaxies!; however, this was the best book with actual photographs. I especially loved the picture that shows the Milky Way and has a tiny dot to show where our sun & solar system is located. Even after reading the story books to my children, it wasn't until I showed them that photograph, did the kids gasp as theyrealized how tiny were really are in this enormous cosmos.

With allthe great photos available of the universe and it's galaxies, the pictures in this book terrible.