Bailey, Diane. Double Asteroid Redirection Test: Defending Earth From Asteroids. Alternator Books: Space Explorer Guidebooks. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765609088. Paper $10.99. 979-8765624937. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL.
These middle grade series nonfiction titles introduce readers to various aspects of modern space exploration, covering different spacecraft and their missions. This reviewer read three of six series titles covering future moon missions, a space telescope, and an asteroid impact mission; other titles cover additional space craft, probes, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Each book provides the reader with background information, details about the title topic, and thoughts on the future of space exploration. With easy to read text and understandable details, these books will be useful to middle elementary readers interested in space exploration. Each title includes plenty of topical pictures (some photographs, others are digital space imagery or artistic representations) and a few sidebars with additional details.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library