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"Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated guide to traveling in our solar system. Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signsof life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling storms. For a shorter trip on a tight budget, the Moon is quite majestic and very quiet if you can make it during the off-season. With four-color illustrations and...
2) The planets
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Describes the sun and each planet of the solar system and introduces concepts such as a day, a year, orbit, and rotation.
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By 1514, the reclusive cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline of his heliocentric theory-in which he defied common sense and received wisdom to place the sun, not the earth, at the center of our universe, and set the earth spinning among the other planets. Over the next two decades, Copernicus expanded his theory through hundreds of observations, while compiling in secret a book-length manuscript that tantalized
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Meet Mars! The red planet. Planet Marvelous. Favorite sibling of Earth (or so he claims). Sometimes they're close (just 34.5 million miles apart). Sometimes they need space (250 million miles apart)! Earth and Mars have a lot in common--clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him. His day is 7 minutes longer! He is home to the largest volcano...
8) Venus
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Learn about the second planet from the sun with facts like why it is the hottest planet in our solar system. Complete with striking images and diagrams to assist with visual learning, a table of contents, glossary, index, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
12) Dead silence
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Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed-- made obsolete-- when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate. What they find at the other end of the signal is a shock: the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this could set Claire...
13) Saturn
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Learn about sixth planet from the sun with information like what those big rings are made out of! Complete with striking images and diagrams to assist with visual learning, a table of contents, glossary, index, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
14) Jupiter
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This title will teach readers about the fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter! The title will cover important information, like how Jupiter is a giant ball of gas made up mainly of hydrogen and helium. This is a Level 3 title and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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This title will cover how asteroids and meteoroids came to be, what they are made of, where most of them are found, and what happens when they collide with planets, like Earth! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Translated by native Spanish speakers—and immersion school educators. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.