"Mercury", written by Seymour Simon is an excellent non-fiction book. Although, the book is not very long, it does contain quite a bit of information about the planet Mercury. The book first begins by discussing Mercury and how its relation to Earth. The reader learns that Mercury is hard to see from Earth, even though it sometimes looks brighter than any of the stars in the sky. The book continues by explaining when the planet is visible to us. When studying planets it is important to know the background, and origin of its naming. We learn that the Romans named Mercury after the messenger of their gods because it appeared to move more quickly through the sky than any of the other planets did. Many facts very given to explain the orbit of the planet. Not only were there many facts but there were also very detailed diagrams to help explain the information provided. The book concludes by explaining that all of the information that we know about Mercury comes from one probe Mariner 10. We only know about one side of the planet, and will not know about the other half until we send a space probe to photograph the other half. The author did a excellent job of covering the basic facts about the planet Mercury. Because this book only focused on the main points I would recommend it primarily to students in the younger elementary grades.
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