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Books in Exploring the Solar System series

  • Sun

    Giles Sparrow

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 2001)
    Describes the composition of the Sun, the solar cycle, sunspots, and how it was formed.
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  • Exploring the Solar System: The Moon

    Giles Sparrow

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Oct. 26, 2001)
    None
  • Venus

    Giles Sparrow

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Nov. 8, 2001)
    What would it be like if you could travel to Venus in a spaceship, plunge through its clouds of sulfuric acid, and land on the scalding surface? This book takes you on a mission to the most deadly planet in the solar system. Watch volcanoes erupt, drive around the rim of a crater, and find out what Venus might be a vision of Earth in the future.
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  • Asteroids, Comets, & Meteors

    Giles Sparrow

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Nov. 8, 2001)
    Sparrow, Giles
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  • Uranus, Neptune, & Pluto

    Giles Sparrow

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Nov. 8, 2001)
    What would it be like if you could fly to the outer solar system in a spaceship, land on the moons of Uranus and Neptune, and touch down on tiny Pluto? This book takes you on a mission to the outer planets. Watch storms tear across Neptune, fly past Uranus's rings, and find out why it would take a whole lifetime to go to Pluto and back again.
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  • Exploring the Solar System: The Sun

    Giles Sparrow

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Oct. 26, 2001)
    None
  • Moon

    Giles Sparrow

    Library Binding
    Part of a series which takes the reader on an imaginary journey through the solar system. Each title covers: the position of the planet in the solar system; the planet's origin, composition and geology; and biographical information on the key people connected to the discovery of the planet.
  • Exploring the Solar System: Jupiter

    Giles Sparrow

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Oct. 26, 2001)
    None
  • The Sun: Our Local Star

    David Jefferis

    Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, March 15, 2008)
    Introduces the sun, its physical characteristics, and the history of human observation of the sun.
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  • Mars

    Giles Sparrow

    Library Binding
    None
  • Moon

    Giles Sparrow

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Nov. 8, 2001)
    What would it be like to travel to the Moon in a spaceship, touch down on its surface, and bound around in the low gravity? This book takes you on a mission to the Moon. Explore the vast, flat plains of the lunar seas, leave a footprint that could last a million years, and find out why astronomers think that the Moon was once a part of the Earth.
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  • Exploring the Solar System: Uranus, Neptune & Pluto

    Giles Sparrow

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Oct. 26, 2001)
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