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100,000 Whys for Kids: Space - Real Answers to the Biggest Questions About Planets, Stars, Black Holes, Aliens, and the Universe - for Kids Ages 8-12
Paperback
Series: 100000 Whys for Kids, Book 1
General Juvenile NonfictionScience & Nature
Publisher: Absorbing History
Published: Sep 6 2026
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.27 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Does your child ask why a hundred times a day about everything in the sky?
Most children's space books try to cover everything and end up explaining nothing well. 100,000 Whys for Kids: Space takes a different approach: instead of a hundred shallow facts, it tackles the 20 biggest questions kids actually ask about the universe - and answers each one fully, clearly, and without talking down to young readers.
Why is the Sun so hot it could never actually be touched? Why doesn't the Moon come crashing down? Why can't light itself escape a black hole? Why is most of the universe invisible? This book doesn't just answer these questions - it explains the why behind the why, giving kids a real, lasting understanding of how the cosmos works.
Inside, your young astronomer will explore:
✦ Our Cosmic Neighborhood - the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Neptune, Pluto's demotion, and comet tails
✦ Stars, Galaxies, and the Really Big Stuff - twinkling stars, star colors, and the Milky Way
✦ The Weirdest Stuff in the Cosmos - black holes, time dilation, dark matter, and the Big Bang
✦ Rockets, Robots, and Astronauts - rocket science, zero gravity, Mars rovers, and the race back to the Moon
✦ Big Cosmic Questions Nobody Has Fully Answered - the search for aliens, Goldilocks planets, and the multiverse
✦ And more...
Plus: a glossary of space terms, a Want to Know More? resource guide, and a Quiz Time! section to lock in what they've learned.
Perfect for:
- Kids ages 8-12 who love space, science, and asking questions
- Parents and teachers looking for STEM books that actually explain concepts, not just list facts
- Curious young minds who want real answers, not watered-down trivia
- Fans of astronomy, NASA, planets, and the solar system
Fewer questions. Deeper answers. A universe of understanding, one great why at a time.
Scroll up and grab your copy today - the universe is waiting to be understood.
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