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Jupiter Jupiter Seymour Simon,Seymour Simon Describes the characteristics of the planet Jupiter and its moons, as revealed by photographs sent back by unmanned spaceships. OL118111W
Mercury Mercury L. H. Colligan "Describes Mercury, including its history, its composition, and its role in the solar system"--Provided by publisher. OL12049729W
Mercury, the quick planet Mercury, the quick planet Isaac Asimov Describes the characteristics of the small planet closest to the sun whose day is twice as long as its year. OL14959387W
Saturn and beyond Saturn and beyond Isaac Asimov Presents a detailed discussion of the four outermost planets in our solar system. OL14959510W
Saturn Saturn Larry Dane Brimner Examines the physical characteristics and conditions of Saturn, describing its position in relation to the sun and other planets and surveying humanity's attempts to penetrate its mysteries. OL15037659W
Colonizing the planets Colonizing the planets Erik Bergaust Discusses space exploration by manned and unmanned flights and speculates about planetary colonization. OL15848769W
Uranus, Neptune and the dwarf planets Uranus, Neptune and the dwarf planets Rosalind Mist "This level 2 reader discusses facts about the outer most planets in the solar system"--Provided by publisher. OL16572063W
Neptune Neptune Joyce L. Markovics Introduces readers to the planet Neptune. OL17924785W
Neptune Neptune Michael D. Cole Explores the planet Neptune, including its atmosphere and composition, its early astronomical sightings, and its terrain. This book explores the planet Neptune, including its atmosphere and composit… OL19701093W
Destination Destination Williams, Dave It turns out that Earth is a pretty good place to live. Finding other habitable environments in space is no easy task: temperatures on Mercury are ten times hotter than on Earth; winter on Neptune la… OL19755289W
Mercury Mercury Carlo P. Croce Presents scientific discoveries about the atmosphere, size, surface, orbit, and rotation of the closest planet to the sun. OL19932260W
Welcome to Mars Welcome to Mars Buzz Aldrin Space is still the final frontier and Mars continues to make news and attract generations of young people. In this fascinating book, hero-astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges curious kids to think about … OL20050957W
The Kingfisher young people's book of space The Kingfisher young people's book of space Martin Redfern Examines our exploration of outer space and discusses the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the universe in general. OL2006319W
Saturn Saturn Charnan Simon Introduces the planet Saturn, exploring its atmosphere, composition, and other characteristics. OL20482101W
Uranus Uranus J. P. Bloom 24 pages : 23 x 28 cm OL20493930W
Exoplanets Exoplanets Karen Latchana Kenney 1 online resource : OL21826650W
Exploring the inner planets Exploring the inner planets Nancy Dickmann "Stargazers have observed Mercury, Venus, and Mars--the other small, rocky planets in our solar system besides Earth--for thousands of years. More recently, we have begun to explore our neighbors in … OL23222968W
Jupiter Jupiter Isaac Asimov Introduces the largest planet, one composed largely of gases and having numerous satellites. OL46236W
Neptune Neptune Elaine Landau Uses photographs and other recent findings to describe the atmosphere and geographic features of Neptune. OL98403W
Saturn Saturn Elaine Landau Using recent findings and photographs, presents information about Saturn's atmosphere and geographic features. OL98410W
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