You live on Earth, so you already know a lot about it. But doyou know about its place in out solar system? For instance, it'snot the largest planet. If Jupiter were a hallow ball, 1,000 Earthswould fit inside it. And did you know our planet Earth takes 365days to go around the sun, while the planet Pluto takes 248 years?
This simple text by Franklyn M. Branely introduces the nineplanets in our solar system and is complemented by Kevin O'Malley'sfull-color illustrations, which incorporate some of the newestspace photographs available. How hot is it on Venus? Which planettakes longest to orbit the sun? Find out the answers in thisupdated version of this popular text. Kevin OMalleys often humorousillustrations depict a group of children and an astronomer as theylearn all about our solar system. Included are some of the newestspace photographs available, as well as many hands-onactivities.