The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book

Blast into outer space with stellar facts, intergalactic trivia, and out-of-this-world puzzles

By Kathi Wagner and Sheryl Racine

Format: Paperback

SKU# Z1540

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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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