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Near the Sun: A Visual Journey Through Earth, the Moon, and the Inner Planets
Paperback
Series: The Solar System & Beyond a Visual Science Encyclopedia, Book 1
General Juvenile NonfictionScience & Nature
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.27 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
What makes Earth different from every other world near the Sun?
Near the Sun takes curious young readers on a spectacular visual journey through our rocky neighborhood-from the blazing Sun and crater-covered Mercury to cloud-wrapped Venus, life-filled Earth, the Moon, and mysterious Mars.
Along the way, children discover why Venus is hotter than Mercury, how Earth's atmosphere and water make life possible, what causes seasons and eclipses, how the Moon changes shape in our sky, and why scientists believe water once flowed across Mars.
Vivid illustrations, approachable explanations, surprising facts, visual comparisons, and knowledge checks make complex science exciting and understandable. Young explorers will encounter volcanoes, tectonic plates, weather systems, canyons, impact craters, and the robotic spacecraft helping scientists investigate other worlds.
Created for curious readers ages 5-8, this visual science encyclopedia is ideal for independent discovery, family reading, classrooms, and homeschool learning.
Begin near the Sun-and discover why the small rocky worlds of our solar system are anything but ordinary.
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