Title:
Solar system : by the numbers / Steve Jenkins.
ISBN:
9781328850973
9781328850980
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Publication Information:
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
©2020
Physical Description:
39 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"A book of infographics."
Contents:
What's in our solar system? -- Our star -- What is an eclipse? -- Circling the Sun -- How big are the planets? -- The inner planets -- The outer planets -- Earth's moon -- Other solar system moons -- Asteroids -- Comets -- Gravity -- Solar system weather -- Solar system discoveries -- Exploration -- Animals in space -- Solar system oceans -- Danger from space -- Is there life elsewhere in the solar system?
Summary:
"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 the astonishing phenomena that make our universe such an incredible place to live and learn. Each title uses engaging graphics and visual literacy to convey scientific facts and concepts, making them accessible for all kinds of new readers."--Amazon.com.
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Audience:
800L Lexile
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OCLC Number:
on1153003261
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