Open this book and you'll find yourself on a rocket ship to another galaxy! From stars and planets to aliens and comets, The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book explores everything an astronomer-in-training could hope to discover, including: - How galaxies like the Milky Way were built
- Why the sun's surface is 20,000 to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit
- Why the earth spins and how gravity works
- What comets and asteroids are made of and how they affect planets
- The truth about the man in the moon
- Why Mars is so hot and what those rings around Saturn are
- What scientists think about aliens and life in outer space
If you want to build a sky-watching kit or change your room into a small universe, this book will take you on a journey that is out-of-this-world! Kathi Wagner is the author of Watching Stars and The Everything Kids' Bugs Book. She is the co-author of The Everything Kids' Dinosaurs Book, The Everything Kids' Bible, and The Everything Kids' Horses Book. She has worked in the children's department of her local library for twenty-two years, designing programs about the solar system, the universe, star maps, and the constellations for local schoolchildren. She lives in Red Oak, IA. Sheryl Racine is the co-author of The Everything Kids' Dinosaurs Book and The Everything Kids' Horses Book. She lives in Red Oak, IA.
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