The Child's World.The Child's World PO Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55317 1-800-599-7323 www.childsworld.com "Our Galaxy And Beyond" (1592961401, list price $270.70; library price $189.50) is a superbly produced series of ten books focused on the planets of our solar system solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. . These visually impressive titles are superbly illustrated with astronomical photography illuminating a text featuring the most recent information science has to offer. Young elementary school elementary school: see school. readers are provided with a history of spaces as seen through the efforts of early astronomers, as well as the experiences of contemporary NASA missions This is a list of NASA missions, both manned and unmanned, since its establishment in 1958. Human spaceflight NASA has successfully accomplished many human space missions. . A thoroughly "kid friendly" text nicely lays out current theories on the formation of the solar system, the composition of the Sun, and identifying features of each of the nine planets that comprise our astronomical neighborhood. The ten titles include Earth; Jupiter; Mars; Mercury; Neptune; Pluto; Saturn; Uranus; Venus, and The Sun. Each of these 32-page titles feature a reinforced library binding, a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases Words and Phrases® A multivolume set of law books published by West Group containing thousands of judicial definitions of words and phrases, arranged alphabetically, from 1658 to the present. , an index, sources for further research (including websites) and "fast facts" for reference. The "Our Galaxy And Beyond" series is an important, core addition to any school or community library Science & Astronomy reference section--and ideal as as curriculum supplement material for homeschooling home·school or home-school v. home·schooled, home·school·ing, home·schools v.tr. To instruct (a pupil, for example) in an educational program outside of established schools, especially in the home. as well! |
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