Our Solar System - Revised Edition

Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon in this completely updated edition of Our Solar System , as he takes young readers on a fascinating tour through space! With beautiful full-color photographs and spacecraft images, including many taken by the Mars rovers and Hubble Space Telescope, this nonfiction picture book teaches young readers all about the solar system, including the sun, the eight planets, and their moons. Covering all the latest discoveries in space, young astronomers will be over the moon about the fun facts, fascinating science, and incredible photographs. A must-have for every child interested in outer space! This book includes an author''s note, a glossary, an index, and further reading suggestions. An excellent choice for classrooms and homeschooling, Our Solar System supports the Common Core State Standards. Check out these other Seymour Simon books about the universe and space: Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids Destination: Jupiter Destination: Mars Destination: Space Exoplanets Galaxies Stars The Sun The Universe

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Seymour Simon, Simon Seymour
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 6 bis 10 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.08.2014
• EAN: 9780061140105
• ISBN: 978-0-06-114010-5
• Seiten: 48
• Abmessung: 254 mm x 254 mm x 5 mm
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Naturwissenschaft, Technik; Schule und Lernen > Schulbücher Allgemeinbildende Schulen; Children’s / Teenage reference material, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Educational: Technology, Educational: Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Photography, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Science & Nature / History of Science, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Reference / General, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world