The Sideways Planet: Uranus

by Nancy Loewen, Jeffrey Yesh (Illustrator)

Overview

Which pole is north? Which pole is south? It's hard to tell on the sideways planet of Uranus. Explore the gas giant's strange position, its rings, moons, and more in this book about Uranus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543595833
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Amazing Science: Planets
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Table of Contents

Is It a Comet?     4
New Ideas     6
A Gas Giant     8
Under Pressure     10
Hot and Cold     12
The Sideways Planet     14
Days and Years     16
Strange Seasons     18
Moons and Rings     20
Stepping Out in Space     22
Fun Facts     23
Glossary     23
To Learn More     24
Index     24