Exploring Our Sun (A True Book: Dr. Mae Jemison and 100 Year Starship)

by Mae Jemison, Dana Meachen Rau

Overview

The sun provides us with the light and energy we need to survive.

It also serves as the center of our solar system, with its gravitational pull keeping the planets in orbit. But what exactly is the sun? Readers (Grades 3-5) will explore how the sun was formed, what it is made of, and how its energy travels to Earth and the other planets of the solar system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531240625
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2013
Series:	A True Book: Dr. Mae Jemison and 100 Year Starship
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Dana Meachen Rau is an author, editor, and illustrator of children's books. She has written more than 100 books for children, many of them nonfiction in subjects including astronomy, history, and geography, as well as numerous biographies. She lives in Burlington, Connecticut, with her husband and two children.