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4) Planets
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From way up high, our planet looks like a floating marble of blue, white, and green. But we know that it's so much more. Earth has giant oceans and tiny ponds, towering mountains and rolling hilltops, warm sunshine, fluffy snowflakes, stormy showers, and falling autumn leaves. There are other planets as well with many interesting characteristics.
5) Solar system
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Take a trip across Mars, find out what the weather is like on Jupiter, and visit the International Space Station. See how the planets move, learn about the asteroid belt, and read up on the history of astronomy. Discover once and for all why Pluto is a dwarf planet.
6) Space
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Explores space including planets, galaxies, the universe, stars, meteors and comets, and space exploration.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ruby Tuesday Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the darkness of space, a star shines brightly. This gigantic ball of burning gases is surrounded by planet s, moons, asteroids, and comets. Without this star, our home planet, Earth, would be a cold, dark, and lifeless world...Welcome to the sun!
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Author David Aguilar uses brilliant photo-realistic illustration and fascinating up-to-date facts straight from the latest astronomy news to bring you a comprehensive look at our solar system as you've never seen it before.
9) Outer space
Author
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Now you can become a junior genius with Ken Jennings' first children's series! With this book you'll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with out-of-this-world facts: Did you know that Mars has a volcano bigger than the state of Arizona? Or that there's a star with a diamond the size of our moon at its core? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid...
Author
Series
Big deal volume 1
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The Sun never stops working to keep things on Earth running smoothly. (That's why it's been Employee of the Month for 4.5 billion years.) So why does the Sun get to be center of attention? Because it's our solar system's very own star! This funny and factual picture book from Awkward Yeti creator Nick Seluk explains every part of the Sun's big job: keeping our solar system together, giving Earth day and night, keeping us warm, and more. In fact,...
13) The moon book
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Identifies the moon as our only natural satellite, describes its movement and phases, and discusses how we have observed and explored it over the years.
Author
Series
Let's investigate with Nate volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Ever look up at the sky and wonder how many planets there are? Or want to know how many Earths could fit within the Sun? Take a ride 3.6 billion miles away to answer these questions and more while exploring the solar system with Nate and his team of adventurous scientists! Walk on the moon, fly with a satellite, gaze at comets, and discover why Pluto isn't a planet anymore. -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Button Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Sit back and enjoy a cosmic tour of our awe-inspiring solar system with this illuminating illustrated guide. Aimed at children aged 8+, this exciting book makes learning a complex subject fun and accessible. Gaze at the beauty of our planets, Sun and Moon and learn fascinating facts about them, discover dwarf planets, comets and asteroids, find out how our solar system came into existence, and study the history and future of space exploration. With...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Pluto loves being a planet. That is, until the day he gets a call from some Earth scientists telling him he isn't a planet anymore! You probably wanted to meet a real planet, huh? So, Pluto takes the reader on a hilarious and informative journey through the solar system to introduce the other planets and commiserate about his situation along the way. Younger readers will be so busy laughing over Pluto's interactions with the other planets, asteroids,...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
This stellar book introduces kids to outer space through in-depth info and comic book adventure. Along the way, kids follow explorer Bethany Ehlmann, a member of the NASA Mars Rover Curiosity mission, and her lovable robo-dog, Rover, as they study and protect our amazing solar system.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Through infographics and illustrations readers will learn about the unfathomably huge and fascinating topic of solar systems. Explore the galaxy that surrounds our planet through astounding numbers, facts, and figures. With Steve Jenkins's signature art style, his By the Numbers reader series explores the most fascinating fields of nature and natural science. These readers are fact-packed and run the gamut from dinosaurs to dwarf planets, detailing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans believed that Earth was at the center of the Universe, but all of that changed in the 17th century. Astronomers like Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Isaac Newton proposed...
20) Space!
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Computer-generated illustrations reveal the wonders of the universe, from the big bang and black holes to space travel."--back cover.
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