1001 facts about space

Format:

Book

Title:

1001 facts about space

Other title(s):

One thousand one facts about space

One thousand and one facts about space

Author:

Stott, Carole.

ISBN:

9780789484505

9780613751445

Edition:

1st American ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2002.

Physical Description:

192 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.

Series title(s):

DK backpack books.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Universe: What is the universe? -- Scale of the universe -- Life story of the universe -- Galaxies: What is a galaxy? -- Clusters and superclusters -- Milky Way -- Local Arm -- Stars: What is a star? -- Star birth -- Life cycle of a star -- Death of massive stars -- Stellar classification -- Brightness -- Space from earth: Above our heads -- Special effects -- Constellations -- Cataloging stars -- Zodiac -- Near or far? -- Northern sky -- Southern sky -- Solar system: What is the solar system? -- Solar gravity -- Sun -- Solar energy and influence -- Planets: Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Earth's moon -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto -- Small objects: Comets -- Meteors -- Asteroids -- Studying space: Information from space -- Optical telescopes -- Radio astronomy -- Images of space -- Observatories -- Telescopes in space -- Rockets -- Flybys -- Landers -- Working in space -- Space history: Milestones in astronomy -- Space missions I -- Space missions II -- Space facts: Formation of the universe -- Measuring the universe -- Galaxies -- Stars -- Stellar worlds -- Solar systems -- Planets and moons -- Minor members of the solar system -- Sights in the sky -- Life in the universe -- Traveling into space -- Space probes -- Telescopes in orbit -- Earth-based observations -- Humans in space -- Space stations.

Summary:

A collection of many facts about outer space.

Subject(s):

Astronomy -- Miscellanea.

Space sciences.

Astronomy.

Outer space -- Exploration -- Miscellanea.

Geographic Term:

Outer space -- Exploration -- Miscellanea.

Outer space.

Genre:

miscellanies.

Trivia and miscellanea.

Added Author:

Twist, Clint.

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

A world of knowledge at your child's fingertips! Absolutely bursting with thousands of fascinating facts, Backpack Books are small enough to carry with ease, but big enough to provide all the answers. Researched and written by experts, topics are covered in encyclopedic and easy-to-understand detail. Hundreds of colorful illustrations and photographs bring knowledge to life, and are arranged clearly and logically to make finding out quick and easy for readers of all ages.

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

Reviewed with Sarah Brewer's 1001 Facts about the Human Body. Gr. 7-12. Rich with full-color photographs, diagrams, and drawings, each volume in the Backpack Books series is engaging, well-thought-out, and accessibly written. Illustrations dominate each spread, which focuses on a high-interest fact, with information presented in short text boxes. Spacefeatures illustrations of the different types of galaxies and introduces such topics as pulsars and stellar classification. Human Bodydiscusses everything from the structure of a synapse to why someone sneezes. The books are a little bit larger than pocket-size (hence the series name), so the illustrations are rather small; but the photos are crystal clear, as are the many diagrams. These are general overviews, but they contain enough specifics to answer many questions, and the engaging topics will draw readers. Each volume ends with a glossary and a reference section with even more information. A good series to round out general science collections. Heather Hepler.