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How Many Planets Circle the Sun?

And Other Questions About Our Solar System

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By Mary Kay Carson

Illustrated by Ron Miller

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On Sale
Jan 7, 2014
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Union Square Kids
ISBN-13
9781454906698

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$6.99

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$9.99 CAD

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Trade Paperback

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Why is there life on earth? How did Saturn get its rings? Which planet is biggest, which ones hottest—and which has a cloud named Scooter? Take a trip into outer space to learn about the asteroid belt, Martian volcanoes, dwarf planets, and other fascinating facts about our universe.

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  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Science & Nature
  • Astronomy

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Mary Kay Carson is an award-winning childrens nonfiction author. She has written more than 40 books for kids about wildlife, space, weather, nature, and history, including Sterling Biographies: Alexander Graham Bell: Giving Voice to the World as well as The Underground Railroad for Kids and The Wright Brothers for Kids (both Chicago Review Press). Mary Kay also gives presentations at schools about writing and her books. She lives in Cincinnati, OH. For more information go to: marykaycarson.com.

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Mary Kay Carson

About the Author

Mary Kay Carson is the author of Wildlife Ranger Action Guide. She has written more than 50 books for young people about wildlife, space, weather, nature, and history, including six titles in the acclaimed Science in the Field series, Weather Projects for Young Scientists, and more. She has served as associate editor of Scholastic Super Science magazine and developed student and teacher guides for Audubon Adventures.
 

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Ron Miller

About the Illustrator

Ron Miller, co-author of Out of the Cradle, is an illustrator known for his astronomical and science fiction paintings, and served as a production illustrator for the movies Dune and Total Recall. He is a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and member of the Academy of Astronautics. He lives in King George, Virginia.

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