Presents facts about Jupiter, its place in the solar system, and the Pioneer, Voyager and Galileo missions that have explored the planet.

This title will teach readers about the fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter! The title will cover important information, like how Jupiter is a giant ball of gas made up mainly of hydrogen and helium. This is a Level 3 title and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Learn about the features of Jupiter, the probes that have been sent there, and the scientists' theories about what the information sent back has revealed. --

Discusses our solar system's largest planet including Galileo's observations of it with the first telescope and revealing data supplied by the recent Pioneer X space probe.