Introduces the unique physical characteristics of each planet in the solar system.

Product Description: Provides readers with information about space, the planets, and space exploration.

Product Description: Theyre round and orbit the Sun. But theyre not planets. What makes a dwarf planet different? Get up-close to the five dwarf planets that call our solar system home.

Product Description: Theyre round and orbit the Sun. But theyre not planets. What makes a dwarf planet different? Get up-close to the five dwarf planets that call our solar system home.

Product Description: Take the ride of your life through the Solar System with children's artist Simon Abbott. Discover all the incredible planets and more with our intrepid astronauts and spectacular pioneering spacecraft. With space words, fun facts and dazzling cartoon illustrations, this is an entertaining introduction to the Solar System for Kids...read more

Product Description: What are the outer planets like, and could we ever visit there? Taking the form of an imaginary trip, this book explores the science and history of the outer planets looking at recent studies and possibilities for the future.

Product Description: Did you know that giant Jupiter has over 60 moons? Or that one of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede, is so big that it's actually larger than the planet Mercury? And did you know that there is a massive hurricane-like storm on Jupiter that is big enough to fit three Earths inside? These and dozens of other fascinating facts provide a perfect high-interest introduction to the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter...read more

Product Description: Book by Capaccio, George

Product Description: Did you know that Mars has two moons and that they both look like lumpy baked potatoes? Or that Mars has a giant volcano that is 17 miles (27 km) tall, which is big enough to completely cover Arizona here on Earth? These and dozens of other fascinating facts provide a perfect high-interest introduction to the planet that is covered by rusty, red dust, Mars...read more

Soar into the Solar System to witness the first Favorite Planet Competition, emceed by none other than the former-ninth planet, now known as dwarf planet Pluto. The readers become the judges after the sun can t pick a favorite and the meteors leave for a shower. Who will the lucky winning planet be? Could it be speedy-messenger Mercury, light-on-his-feet Saturn, or smoking-hot Venus? Readers learn all about each planet as Pluto announces them with short, tongue-in-cheek facts. Children of all ages will spend hours searching the art for all the references to famous scientists and people of history, space technology, constellations, art, and classic literature.4-6 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 40-60 pg cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book's homepageeBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio

Product Description: This intriguing series takes at our universe and the planets, stars, etc. that are part of it.

Product Description: Did you know that as high-speed Mercury zooms through space it travels 31 miles (50 km) every second, or that a year on Mercury lasts just 88 days? And did you know that if Earth were the size of a baseball, little Mercury would be no bigger than a ping-pong ball? These and dozens of other fascinating facts provide a perfect high-interest introduction to the planet thats closest to the Sun, Mercury...read more

Product Description: This intriguing series takes at our universe and the planets, stars, etc. that are part of it.

Product Description: A Classic in its field!

Describes the origins, characteristics, and future of the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.