101 Fun Facts About the Solar System: A Set of Seven 15-Minute Books

Book excerpt: You may think the Solar System consists of the sun and the eight planets that orbit around it. However, there are other things out there. There are comets, moons, asteroids, meteors, dust, ice, rock and much more. Plus there is a whole lot of man made junk. Do you know the answers to these questions about the Solar System? Where is The Main Asteroid Belt? Are all the dwarf planets out beyond Pluto? What is Ison? What formed the Kuiper Belt? Why do scientists say Pluto was “discovered by mistake”? Which planet had the potential to become a star? This book is a set of seven 14 Fun Facts books, plus additional facts. The books are: 14 Fun Facts About the Solar System 14 Fun Facts About the Sun 14 Fun Facts About Pluto 14 Fun Facts About Comets 14 Fun Facts About Dwarf Planets 14 Fun Facts About Asteroids 14 Fun Facts About the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud Learn about our solar system with these books of fun facts. Ages 9 and up. Measurements in both American and Metric. Educational Versions include exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.