Find out what planet Earth is made of, where it is in our solar system, and why it is the only planet we know of that can sustain life.
Learn about the basic patterns of the sun and moon, and what causes day and night.
Find out why Pluto was renamed a dwarf planet, where it is in the solar system and some of what we know from the New Horizons Mission.
Where will the rocket ship take us?
This book takes a scientific look at telescopes and the exploration that uses this technology. Reading Essentials in Science.
Scientists have discovered that stars are not equal. They vary in size and color. Variable stars change in brightness over the course of hours, days, weeks, or years. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book is an overview of the solar system, which consists of the Sun, the nine planets and their moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book explains how the Sun is very important to life on Earth, as it provides energy for most food chains, plays a role in the air and water cycles, and is at the heart of several sources of electricity. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book explains what scientists have discovered about the Moon. Reading Essentials in Science.
With every question that is answered about the universe, a dozen more are raised. Scientists are creating better telescopes and information-gathering equipment to continue to unlock ever-deeper mysteries of space. Reading Essentials in Science.
Scientists have discovered that stars are not equal. They vary in size and color. Variable stars change in brightness over the course of hours, days, weeks, or years. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book explores humankind's journey into space, from the first telescopes to the International Space Station. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book explains how the earth looks from space, how it travels through space, and why we have seasons. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book takes a scientific look at extraterrestrial and if they exist here on Earth. Reading Essentials in Science.
Henry is under the quilt, on the bed, in the bedroom, in the house, and so on up to his place in the wide universe.
Temperaturas bajo cero, el calor abrasador y las tormentas más grandes que el planeta Tierra son sólo algunas de las condiciones meteorológicas salvaje que se encontrará en su viaje a través del sistema solar! Las cosas divertidas, junto con su pronóstico para cada planeta mayor, así como una luna (Titán) y un planeta enano (Plutón). ¡Prepárate para algunos fuera de este mundo con la diversión Pronóstico del Sistema Solar!
Below-freezing temperatures, scorching heat, and storms bigger than the planet Earth are just some of the wild weather you will encounter on your trip through the solar system! Get your fun facts along with your forecast for each major planet, as well as a moon (Titan) and a dwarf planet (Pluto). Get ready for some out of this world fun with Solar System Forecast!
Viaja por el Sistema Solar para atestiguar el primer concurso de planeta favorito, presentado nada más y nada menos que por el antiguo noveno planeta, ahora conocido como Plutón, el planeta enano. Los lectores serán los jueces ya que el sol no puede seleccionar a un favorito y los meteoros se van a dejar una estela. ¿Cuál será el planeta ganador afortunado? ¿Podría ser el mensajero rápido Mercurio; o “luz en sus pies”, Saturno; o el caliente-humeante, Venus? Los lectores aprenderán todo acerca de cada planeta cuando Plutón les anuncie los hechos en formas cortas, irónicas. Los niños pasarán horas buscando el arte en todas las referencias de los científicos famosos y de la gente de la historia; de la tecnología espacial, de las constelaciones, del arte, y de la literatura clásica
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 will spend hours searching the art for all the references to famous scientists and people of history, space technology, constellations, art, and classic literature.
Ahora sí que yo estaba todo despierto. "¿Salir? ¿Salir adónde?" pero él se había ido. Ven junto con Jody y su padre a una excursión mágica y misteriosa al mundo nocturno - y del más allá. Con una prosa simple pero lírica e ilustraciones evocativas en acuarela, esta acogedora historia familiar trae a la vida la alegría y el asombro de un niño al ver su primera lluvia de meteoritos. La perfecta compenetración de la naturaleza, la ciencia y la imaginación, Pedazos de otro mundo deleitará a cualquier lector que ha contemplado la noche con admiración.
Jeffrey wants Saturn for his birthday, and he wants the moons too--all 47 of them. After all, they'll make great night-lights! But he's not selfish; he'll share the rings with some of his friends at school and with his teacher, Mrs. Cassini. Facts about Saturn are woven seamlessly throughout this funny story as Jeffrey explains just what he'll do with his present and how he'll take care of it. His dad better hurry with the order, though, because shipping might take a while. The "For Creative Minds" education section features "Solar System" and "Saturn Fun Facts."
This touching story of a father and child's nighttime excursion to watch a meteor shower is told through the eyes of a child in awe of the night world. Rockliff's vivid descriptions make readers feel as though they too are watching the tiny bits of other, distant worlds blazing into our own.The "For Creative Minds" education section includes teaching trivia about meteors, meteor showers, comets, and asteroids as well as a "Meteor Math" game, a "Five Steps to a Fantastic Meteor Watching Party" checklist, and a recipe for comet cookies.
Explores the solar system, which includes our sun, and everything that orbits it, including planets, dwarf planets, and moons.
The alien robots are back! Googol and Googolplex are back from space, ready to continue their scavenger hunt. Pippa and Troy are eager to help, but runaway bulls and disappearing rainbows make their task difficult. And dangerous!
