DKfindout! Solar System

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Part of an award-winning book series for children, this is the ultimate guide to our magnificent solar system and the astronauts who explore it.

An entertaining, educational adventure for young readers. Engage the senses through vivid deep-space photography, cutaways and illustrations, quiz questions, and quirky fun facts. It’s the perfect book for any kid who can’t get enough of outer space!

Supporting STEM-based learning, this fact-filled book for kids is perfect for ages 6–9 and contains key curriculum information. Although, age is but a number, don’t let our recommendations put you off enjoying this absolute masterpiece of extraordinary astronomy!

This kids educational book is so much more than just another book about space. It allows children to discover the mysteries of asteroids hurtling through space, comets lighting up the sky, and the biggest star in our glorious solar system, the Sun. It also explores the steps we’ve taken to study outer space, like launching the International Space Station. Not to mention the exquisite photographs of nearby planets, stars, and astronomical bodies and stunning details on each of Earth’s neighboring planets, including fascinating facts about their moons, mineral makeup, and more.

While it’s packed with a lot of information, it is presented in a way that can be read in snippets that are appropriate to any level of understanding and you can return to it over and over again to enjoy the majestic beast that is outer space in more detail.

Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6–9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects.

Find out Amazing Facts About Our Solar System!

What is the weather like on Jupiter? Which planet is the hottest? What are Saturn’s remarkable rings made of? How long would it take to get to Pluto? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Solar System. This incredible book is packed with surprising facts and amazing pictures that are simply put, out of this world! From comets to craters, this book captures the beauty of our celestial system as best as one can without going into space itself.

Explore the world of astronomy and travel our solar system as we know it today:
-Explore Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto
-Learn about Space rocks, ice giants, and an asteroid belt
-Adventure through space ages, meet alien hunters and go beyond the solar system!

Dkfindout! Solar System is one title in the Dkfindout! series of educational books for kids, and Silver award winner in the MadeForMums Awards 2017 children’s books series category.

Kids around the world are obsessed with this gorgeous collection, so much so that a range of massive DKfindout! posters for bedroom walls are sold separately. Add to your collection and nurture your little one’s interest in the world. Other titles include DKfindout! Birds, Castles, Climate Change, Pirates, Coding, Ancient Egypt, Engineering, Reptiles and a whole lot more!

“High-interest topics, an abundance of eye-catching photos and visuals, and accessible text are a mainstay of DK titles, and the entries in this DK findout! series are no exception” –Booklist

“Photographs dominate the image-centric layout, augmented by informational bursts and sidebars, quizzes, and interviews… [A]n engaging, accessible format” –Publishers Weekly

“Filled with the beautiful photographs that DK is known for, plus a multitude of facts, prepare to not see your child for a few hours as they pore over these gorgeous books.” –BrightlySarah Cruddas is a space journalist, broadcaster, and award-winning author. She has an academic background in astrophysics, is a respected voice within the commercial space industry, and is the face of space on British TV. She also appears on National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. Sarah is a passionate advocate for private space exploration, working within the industry as Director of Marketing for Space for Humanity, a global nonprofit working to democratise access to space. She is a regular pundit and writer on the space industry, writing for the BBC, CNN, New Scientist, The Sunday Times, The Royal Aeronautical Society, The Telegraph, and a host of other publications. She also writes and industry blog for The Space Angels Network.

Trusted by parents, teachers, librarians, and kids across the world, DK is an award-winning publisher of visual reference books for children, including the DK Eyewitness Books, DK findout!, and Maker Lab series. DK books combine clear photography and illustration with expert text to show you what others only tell you.CN

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