Mary A. Barnes and Kathleen Duey, The Ultimate Asteroid Book: The Inside Story on the Threat from the Skies. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998. An excellent introduction to asteroids and how they pose a potential threat to Earth.
Pam Beasant, 1000 Facts About Space. New York: Kingfisher Books, 1992. An informative collection of basic facts about the stars, planets, asteroids, and other heavenly bodies.
Samantha Bonar, Asteroids. Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 2000. A general overview of asteroids, highlighted by numerous photos.
——, Comets. Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, 1998. A well-written introduction to comets and the manner in which scientists determined their true identity.
Nigel Henbest, DK Space Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1999. This beautifully mounted and critically acclaimed book is the best general source available for grade-school readers about the wonders of space.
Douglas Henderson, Asteroid Impact. New York: Dial Books, 2000. A very handsomely illustrated volume that also contains much useful information about asteroids and how some of them have struck Earth.
Robin Kerrod, Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2003. This well-written book covers a wide range of facts about the remnants of the formation of the solar system. Highly recommended.
NASA, "National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) Photo Gallery: Asteroids." http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery . Excellent collection of photos and facts about major asteroids.
——, "National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) Photo Gallery: Comets." http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery . Another fine collection of pictures and information, this one about comets.
——, "NEAR-Shoemaker: Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous." http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/near.html . The story of the successful touchdown of a spacecraft on the asteroid Eros on February 12, 2001.
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