Elisa Peters

A brief introduction to the eight planets in Earth's solar system.

Readers begin to explore the vastness of our universe in this engaging volume. They start with subjects such as comets, meteors, planets, and more. Vivid full-page photographs accompany accessible text in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish.

Readers will become enveloped in this illuminating volume on stars. Striking full-page photographs accompany basic text, in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, and take readers on a journey into outer space. A picture glossary and index supplement the text and are excellent resources for any reader.

Beginning readers will learn about the Sun through easy-to follow text and full-page color photographs. The text is presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish and is an excellent resource for discovering how important the Sun is to the survival of life on Earth. Readers will be engaged and enjoy this informative volume from cover to cover.

"Auroras -- the dancing lights that most often grace the night skies of the North and South Poles -- look like magnificent kaleidoscopes of light and color to the naked eye. This absorbing volume breaks down this breathtaking phenomenon, using it to introduce elementary readers to the basics of magnetism and atmospheric science. The narrative carefully explains how the Earth's poles and atmosphere affect solar wind and describes how similar dazzling...

An introduction to the physical features and behavior of the dragonfly.