Dallas Public Library

The sun and solar system

eng

illustrations

index present

Ages 9-13, World Book, Inc

non fiction

The sun and solar system

780521038

Our solar system

""Presents facts about the composition, atmosphere, and history of exploration of the sun and features large illustrations and photographs."--, Provided by publisher

Our cosmic neighborhood -- The sun is our star -- Sun worship -- The sun is a clock and a calendar -- The sun's location -- The sun's size -- The sun's heat -- What the sun is made of -- The sun's energy -- The sun's atmosphere -- The magnetic sun -- The corona -- Sunspots -- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- Solar wind -- The heliosphere -- Solar eclipse -- How the sun was formed -- Building the planets -- What kind of star is the sun? -- How the sun compares with other stars -- The sun's life span -- How scientists study the sun -- Studying the sun from Earth -- Studying the sun from space -- Probing the sun -- Touching the sun -- Solar energy

juvenile