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Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

c1988

Language

English

Description

Examines the many facets and puzzles of our Moon, including its phases and eclipses, its early discoveries and modern exploration, and its possible origins and future prospects

2) What makes the sun shine?

Author

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1971]

Language

English

Description

An easy-to-read explanation of the chemical and physical nature of the sun

3) Mars: our mysterious neighbor

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

c1988

Language

English

Description

Describes the characteristics of the fourth planet from the sun, the only one whose surface can be seen in any detail from the earth

4) The sun

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

c1988

Language

English

Description

Discusses the origins, physical makeup, and relationship to earth of the huge star called the sun

5) Our solar system

Author

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1988

Language

English

Description

Briefly describes the characteristics of the sun, planets, and stars of our solar system and some of the still unsolved mysteries of the universe

6) Earth: our home base

Author

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens

Pub. Date

1989

Language

English

Description

Examines the movement, interior geology, atmosphere, and other characteristics of the planet on which we live.

7) Uranus, the sideways planet

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

c1988

Language

English

Description

Describes the characteristics of the seventh planet from the sun as revealed in the information sent back by Voyager 2

8) Our Milky Way and other galaxies

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

c1988

Language

English

Description

Provides an insider's view of our own Milky Way and discusses the nature and behavior of galaxies in general

9) A distant giant: the planet Neptune

Author

New library of the universe

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1996

Language

English

Description

Describes the characteristics and movements of the planet Neptune and how we found out about it

10) Earth's twin: the planet Venus

Author

New library of the universe

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1996

Language

English

Description

Describes the characteristics of the planet Venus and how we discovered them

11) Why does the moon change shape?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

Description

Explains why the moon changes from crescent to full moon every twenty-nine and one-half days

12) Pluto: a double planet?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

Description

Introduces this small, distant, and mysterious planet, surveying its discovery sixty years ago, peculiar orbit, and recently discovered satellite

13) Star cycles: the life and death of stars

Author

New library of the universe

Series

Publisher

Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Pub. Date

c1995

Language

English

14) Did comets kill the dinosaurs?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Pub

Pub. Date

1988

Language

English

Description

Examines the mass extinction of dinosaurs and offers a possible explanation of the causes

15) What is an eclipse?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

Description

A step-by-step description of how an eclipse occurs and the differences between a lunar and a solar eclipse

16) Why do stars twinkle?

Author

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

Description

Explains why stars in the night sky appear to twinkle

17) What is a shooting star?

Author

Series

Publisher

G. Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

Description

Explains the nature of meteors or "shooting stars" and how they are different from real stars

18) A stargazer's guide

Author

Isaac Asimov's 21st century library of the universe.Fact and fantasy
New library of the universe

Series

Language

English

Description

Explores the sky and how to detect various constellations

19) Christopher Columbus: navigator to the New World

Author

Isaac Asimov's pioneers of science and exploration

Series

Publisher

Gareth Stevens Children's Books

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

Description

Describes the life of Columbus as a young man, and as an explorer who marshalled the best technology of his time to explore new lands

20) Building blocks of the universe

Author

Publisher

Abelard-Schuman

Pub. Date

[1961]

Language

English

Description