Where is our solar system?

Sabol, Stephanie (author.). Hammond, Ted, (illustrator.).

Record details

ISBN: 0606408932
ISBN: 9780606408936
ISBN: 1643108131
ISBN: 9781643108131
ISBN: 1536431796
ISBN: 9781536431797
ISBN: 0515158208
ISBN: 9780515158205
ISBN: 0515158186
ISBN: 9780515158182
Physical Description: 106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018]

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Where is our solar system? -- Sky watching -- A shocking idea -- A tour of the sun and stars -- The inner planets -- The outer planets -- Return to earth -- Beyond our solar system -- The space race -- Life in space -- Life beyond our solar system? -- The future -- Timelines.
Summary, etc.:	"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 the unthinkable theory that Earth and the other planets actually revolved around the Sun. This engaging book chronicles the beginning of the modern age of astronomy, then follows later discoveries, including NASA's current missions in space."--
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-12.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader MG 5.3 1.