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3) Comets
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1985
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An easy-to-read introduction to the origins, composition, and orbits of comets and what happens when comet debris falls to the Earth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the formation of the solar system, particularly how asteroids, comets, and meteors were formed, and relates how astronomers learn about the existence and characteristics of these bodies.
6) Comets
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title will cover how comets came to be, what they are made of, where most of them are found, and why we can sometimes see them as beautiful bright streaks in the sky! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Author
Series
Publisher
Milbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
31 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents information on the different types of celestial matter known as asteroids, comets, and meteors and on what scientists learned from the impact of a comet on the surface of Jupiter.
8) Comets
Author
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
c1984
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains what comets are, how they are formed, and how their unusual orbits bring them into earth's view at predictable intervals, with a special focus on Halley's comet.
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill. (mostly col.); 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to asteroids, comets, and meteors, including what they are made of, where they are, and how they interact with other bodies of the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
12) Comets
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A young scientist's guide to orbiting comets, including how they interact with other elements in the universe and emphasizing how questions and observations can lead to discovery"--
15) Comets
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Comets are celestial objects, comprised of frozen gases, rock, and dust, that orbit the sun. When a comet hurtles near the sun, its dusts and gases heat up and form a halo and a tail. In this informational book, readers learn the scientific history of discovering and identifying comets, the difference between comets and other space objects, and more. Photographs and artist renderings of comets and their paths help readers understand these amazing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the role that collisions with meteors, comets, and asteroids have played in the history of Earth and other planets in the solar system and examines what is being done to protect Earth from future collisions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Oumuamua is a space rock that formed around another star. Of the 10,000 space objects that have hurled past our Sun, this rock provides some proof that there are planets similar to Earth outside our solar system. This intriguing book reveals to young space explorers the secrets contained in the rocks that fly around in space."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Asteroids, meteors, and comets are just a few of the interesting things that exist in what we know as space. Readers will learn all about these amazing, often rocky or icy, objects.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
vii, 88 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to comets and asteroids and gives step-by-step directions for interactive projects, including creating models of various celestial objects, experimenting with gravity, and building a refracting telescope.
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