Space Junk the Dangers of Polluting Earth's Orbit

Reviewed by: Jeri Fitzpatrick - GNGMS, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 7, 2017

Review

The books part of a larger series Dead Zone... It is available with a library binding for 79.23. Good for middle school upper grades. The book is a bit dark for younger or sensitive students. Table of content: Zombies in Space, Death and Destruction, Space Traffic Control, and Taking out the Trash. There is a timeline, source notes, glossary,more. Facts are written for upper grade levels. timeline starts with Sputnik 1 in 1957 and brings you to a 2015 US Air Force weather satellite exploding in space."The odds that you will be hit (by space junk) ....are 1 in several trillion. 2011" " But it could happen" Fact box: Who made this mess? China 40%, US 27.5%, Russia/Former Soviet Union 25.5%, 7% the rest of the world.

Overall Book Score: good