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1) The planets
Author
Language
English
Formats
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.
4) Solar system
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A tour of the solar system begins with the Sun and moves outward to discuss the unique properties of each planet as well as other celestial bodies, including dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids.
Publisher
NGHT
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Edition
Widescreen format.
Language
English
Description
Take off beyond Earth's boundaries for the ultimate tour of our solar system. From Mars' monstrous mountains to Saturn's glittering rings, the sights are out of this world. Each hour offers breathtaking tours of the planets using modern-day high-tech telescopes and stunning CGI.
Author
Series
Our universe volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the moon and its history in relation to earth--told from the perspective of the moon itself!"--
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
Traces the story of the reclusive sixteenth-century cleric who introduced the revolutionary idea that the Earth orbits the sun, describing the dangerous forces and complicated personalities that marked the publication of Copernicus's findings.
12) What is a moon?
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
This book reveals facts about various moons in the Earth's solar system, such as Earth's moon and how it might have been formed, the moons of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and those of the dwarf planet Pluto.
16) Astronomical mindfulness: your cosmic guide to reconnecting with the sun, moon, stars, and planets
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Offers an in-depth look at the celestial bodies in our solar system and their movements and offers mindfulness exercises that can help readers foster a better connection to the cosmos and a new sense of presence in the universe.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
According to astrophysicist Tyson, director of New York City's Hayden Planetarium, size does matter when it comes to black holes, although the chances of your surviving the encounter aren't good in any case. Tyson takes readers on an exciting journey from Earth's hot springs, where extremophiles flourish in hellish conditions, to the frozen, desolate stretches of the Oort Cloud and the universe's farthest reaches, in both space and time. Tyson doesn't...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mars relates key facts about itself, including that it is the fourth planet from the Sun, is the second smallest planet in the solar system, has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, and the tallest volcano in the solar system.
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