Destination: Planet Earth, by Jo Nelson, illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole

Wow, reading Jo Nelson's Destination: Planet Earth, with its wealth of information and informative illustrations by Tom Clohosy Cole, feels like experiencing a whole semester of elementary school science classes.  This large, colorful volume from Wide Eyed Editions packs a ton of information into its pages.

Nelson covers a range of topics, from basic geography and navigation, to atmosphere and weather, to water cycle and landforms.  Each page has several text boxes with a short paragraph explaining the illustrations or developing a point.  Nelson finds the right balance of providing basic information without belaboring a point or over teaching.  The text and illustrations are nicely spaced so that the pages don't feel too cluttered.

While nothing can replace a good science class, I could see Destination: Planet Earth as a great resource for home or classroom to reinforce the lessons of a basic earth science class.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!