| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Insiders |
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Insiders (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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"Weldon Owen production"--P. facing T.p. |
| Summary |
Discusses the sun, moon, stars, planets, galaxies, and other celestial bodies of the universe, as well as mankind's attempts to study and explore them. |
| Contents |
In the beginning: Our place in space -- It started with a big bang -- Objects in space: Inside the solar system -- Comparing the planets -- Snowballs in space -- Stars and nebulas -- Universe of galaxies -- Into the unknown: constellations -- Gazing into space -- Exploring space -- Venturing into space -- International space station -- Braving the void: Spacesuit -- Solar system: Engine of the system: Sun -- Closest in: Mercury -- Evening star: Venus -- Earth and its moon -- Mars the red planet -- Giant of gas: Jupiter -- Lord of the rings: Saturn -- Sideways planet: Uranus -- Smallest giant: Neptune -- Pluto and beyond -- Stars and galaxies: Pillars of creation: Eagle Nebula -- Our galaxy the Milky Way -- Anatomy of Supernova 1987A -- Into a black hole: Cygnus X-1 -- Our amazing universe -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 2.0 119235. |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Juvenile literature.
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Solar system -- Juvenile literature.
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Astronomy.
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Solar system.
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| ISBN |
9781416938606 hardcover |
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1416938605 hardcover |
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141695130X paperback |
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9781416951308 paperback |
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