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My first space book / Clive Gifford.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: My first factsPublisher: New York, NY : Windmill Books, 2023Copyright date: ©2019Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781508198819
  • 1508198810
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Space is huge -- Meet the neighbors -- Sunny stuff -- Our planet -- Our orbiting rock -- Closest to the sun -- Mission Mars -- What else is in space? -- Mighty Jupiter -- Farthest from the sun -- Super stars -- Star types -- Giant galaxies -- Stargazing -- Awesome astronomy -- Space bound -- Explorers -- Amazing astronauts -- Living in space -- Strange space -- Glossary -- Test your memory.
Summary: "Before blasting off into space, young astronauts need a basic knowledge of what lies beyond Earth's atmosphere. This stellar volume provides the information they need, including astonishing facts about the sun, moon, planets, and our own Earth. High-interest science curricular topics such as black holes, asteroids, and space missions are explained through comprehensible and at-level text. Cute cartoon characters communicate more fun facts, and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. A final quiz about essential information offers an opportunity for self-assessment"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 523 G458 Available 33111010922082
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Before blasting off into space, young astronauts need a basic knowledge of what lies beyond Earth's atmosphere. This stellar volume provides the information they need, including astonishing facts about the sun, moon, planets, and our own Earth. High-interest science curricular topics such as black holes, asteroids, and space missions are explained through comprehensible and at-level text. Cute cartoon characters communicate more fun facts, and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. A final quiz about essential information offers an opportunity for self-assessment.

Space is huge -- Meet the neighbors -- Sunny stuff -- Our planet -- Our orbiting rock -- Closest to the sun -- Mission Mars -- What else is in space? -- Mighty Jupiter -- Farthest from the sun -- Super stars -- Star types -- Giant galaxies -- Stargazing -- Awesome astronomy -- Space bound -- Explorers -- Amazing astronauts -- Living in space -- Strange space -- Glossary -- Test your memory.

"Before blasting off into space, young astronauts need a basic knowledge of what lies beyond Earth's atmosphere. This stellar volume provides the information they need, including astonishing facts about the sun, moon, planets, and our own Earth. High-interest science curricular topics such as black holes, asteroids, and space missions are explained through comprehensible and at-level text. Cute cartoon characters communicate more fun facts, and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. A final quiz about essential information offers an opportunity for self-assessment"-- Provided by publisher.

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