Read and find out about the planets in our solar system in this
colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
Where is it partly cloudy and 860°F? Venus! Full of interesting facts
about the eight planets in our solar system, including our very own
Earth, this bestselling book also features photographs from Voyager
and other space explorers.
This classic picture book is a fascinating exploration of space written
by the former chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden
Planetarium Franklyn M. Branley and illustrated by Kevin O'Malley. It
features a find out more section with instructions for making your own
solar system mobile and web research prompts about how to track the
moon. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Jurrie van der
Woude of NASA.
This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age
kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging
concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this
leading nonfiction series are:
- hands-on and visual
- acclaimed and trusted
- great for classrooms
Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
- Entertain and educate at the same time
- Have appealing, child-centered topics
- Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
- Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
- Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
- Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
- Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
- Meet national science education standards
- Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by
an expert in the field
- Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific
interests
Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next
Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books
& Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
