Comets / by Kristen Rajczak.
Material type: TextSeries: Nature's light showPublication details: New York : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2013.Description: 24 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 1433970198 (library binding)
- 1433970201 (pbk.)
- 9781433970191 (library binding)
- 9781433970207 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 523.6 R161 | Available | 33111006746230 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Readers are introduced to how comets move and form. Famous comets, such as Halley's comet, are highlighted throughout the text. Fun fact boxes accompany science content detailed in age-appropriate language. Enhanced by full color photographs of these incredible light shows and helpful scientific diagrams, this book brings these comets to Earth for readers to enjoy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.
Lighting up the sky -- Comet history -- Asteroid, meteoroid, or comet? -- The Kuiper belt and Oort cloud -- Comet movement -- Halley's comet -- Other famous comets -- Spotting comets.