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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Center Library | 520 Sto 2003 | 126693 | Stacks | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 075345582X
- ISBN: 0753455919
- Physical Description: 63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Kingfisher, 2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Looking at the Universe -- Earth's eye view -- Earliest astronomers -- Center of the universe -- Looking closer -- Astronomer at work -- Tools of the trade -- Observatory Earth -- Invisible universe -- Space explorers -- Solar System: Sun -- Earth: home planet -- Earth's Moon -- Rock worlds -- Near neighbors -- Space rocks -- King -- Ringed worlds -- Planetary moons -- Ice kingdoms -- Realm of the Stars: Seeing stars -- Giants and dwarfs -- Explosive finish -- Islands in the universe -- Life in space -- Beginning to end -- Reference -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary, etc.: | Children will find this comprehensive, and visually exciting encyclopedia gathers the essential geographical, physical, and cultural information they need for school assignments in one convenient and easy-to-use source. Illustrated with more than 1,500 photographs, maps and flags, this stunning volume covers all the world's 192 countries, including dependencies and islands. The authoritative and clearly laid out text, fascinating maps, and up-to-the-minute facts, will help children acquire essential geographical knowledge and expand their understanding of how people live in many different parts of the world. With its country-by-country layout, a glossary, index and a reference section at the back of the book, this new encyclopedia is an exciting reference book for the whole family. Discusses famous astronomers, the solar system, the stars, and other aspects of astronomy. |
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