Children's Nonfiction Astronomy
Planets, The
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1999
- Category
- Astronomy
- Recommended Age
- 7 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 2 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550747164
- Publish Date
- Sep 1999
- List Price
- $6.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550745122
- Publish Date
- Feb 1998
- List Price
- $14.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
What is a planet? How do planets move? What would it be like to visit Pluto? The Starting with Space series uses a straightforward question-and-answer format to explain the mysteries of the universe. A unique combination of facts, folklore, simple experiments and hands-on activities that meets the research needs of 7 to 11 year olds. Kids can make an edible solar system, simulate Jupiter's stormy surface, see a photo from the Mars Pathfinder mission and read about the possibility of life on other planets.
About the authors
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson is a teacher and an award-winning children’s author who has written several non-fiction books, including The Stars and The Planets. She lives on Bowen Island, British Columbia.
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Multiple award winning illustrator Bill Slavin was born in Belleville, Ontario. His work includes the acclaimed 'Stanley's Party' written by Linda Bailey, 'Who Broke the teapot!' as well as more than 100 award winning children's books.
Among his many honours, Bill has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Zena Sutherland Award for Children's Literature. Recently, he has returned to his childhood love of comics and graphic novels, writing and illustrating the graphic novel trilogy Elephants Never Forget, as now the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Quid Pro Crow is Bil's second book with Renegade Arts Entertainment.
