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1) The planets
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Description
The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. With her gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story, Sobel explores the planets' origins and oddities through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history.--From publisher description.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Description
Hang on tight for a raucous bounce through the solar system and back -- propelled by funny, fanciful, factually sound poems and exuberant illustrations. The universe poured into me. My brain was overloaded. It smoked and glowed red-hot. And then it actually exploded. Ever wonder what the sun has to say about being the closest star to Earth? Or what Pluto has gotten up to since being demoted to a dwarf planet? Or where rocket ships go when they retire?...
6) Space!
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition
Description
"Computer-generated illustrations reveal the wonders of the universe, from the big bang and black holes to space travel."--back cover.
10) Our solar system
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Description
Describes the origins, characteristics, and future of the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
12) Solar system
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Description
Every young child loves to look up at the moon in the night sky. Now here's a book that can teach toddlers about the sun, moon, stars, and planets -- with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts ("Can you point to the red planet? That's Mars!"). It's a perfect way to bring natural science into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops. -- Publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Amazing facts and the stories behind them are explored and explained in this beautifully illustrated tour of our solar system. Combining mythology, history, and science, WHAT WE SEE IN THE STARS covers the night sky's most brilliant celestial bodies -- constellations, planets, comets, the moon, and the Milky Way -- as well as less familiar features like the outer objects, nebulae, and deep space. Readers and stargazers of all ages interested in outer...
17) Planets
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Some people might think of planets as all being pretty similar, but they actually come in vastly different sizes and are made up of many different elements. Some, like Earth, are rocky, while others, such as Jupiter, are made up of gas. Readers will learn about the different planets in our solar system.
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