What is the sun? Where does Earth fit into the solar system? Which planet is 1321 times the size of Earth? Learning about space has never been so easy with this compact book of all things space. The interesting facts will have even the most reluctant readers hooked. Learn why Saturn is the only planet surrounded by rings, and how many years it takes the farthest planet to orbit the sun!

Introduces basic concepts about outer space, from the sun and the moon to the planets and space exploration.

Introduces basic concepts about outer space, from the sun and the moon to the planets and space exploration.

"Simple text, breathtaking photographs, detailed illustrations and exciting recommended websites introduce young readers to the wondres of the Universe."--Back cover.

This is non-fiction for very young children, who will find lots of things to look at and talk about in this highly visual book about what it was like in space. Space is a perennially fascinating subject for very young children who will love learning about spacecraft and exploration -- whilst the rich vocabularly will be invaluable when they start learning to read.

The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universe The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world's leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the Big Bang—known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB—and how their findings are transforming our view of the cosmos. Blending the latest findings in cosmology with essential concepts from physics, Lyman Page first helps readers to grasp the sheer enormity of the universe, explaining how to understand the history of its formation and evolution in space and time. Then he sheds light on how spatial variations in the CMB formed, how they reveal the age, size, and geometry of the universe, and how they offer a blueprint for the formation of cosmic structure. Not only does Page explain current observations and measurements, he describes how they can be woven together into a unified picture to form the Standard Model of Cosmology. Yet much remains unknown, and this incisive book also describes the search for ever deeper knowledge at the field's frontiers—from quests to understand the nature of neutrinos and dark energy to investigations into the physics of the very early universe.

My First Big Book of Outer Space is a jumbo coloring book with almost 200 pages of out-of-this-world coloring fun! Kids will love My First Big Book of Outer Space, a follow-up book to the successful My First Big Book of Coloring, My First Book of Unicorns, and My First Big Book of Dinosaurs that's packed with page after page of out-of-this-world fun! The appealing artwork, with its heavy, chunky black lines, are eye-catching and kid-friendly. This book is sure to engage little ones for hours!

An animal reference that includes the sea's high-interest animals, such as dolphins, sharks, sea otters, and penguins, and introduces kids to some of its lesser-known creatures.

What is the sun made of? What causes night and day? Why does the moon change shape? Colorful collage illustrations and an easy-to-understand text bring planets, stars, comets, and the wondrous things out there in space right down to earth in a simple introduction to the solar system for young armchair astronauts.