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Photographs and simple text introduce the features of the moon, Earth's only natural satellite.

In a question-and-answer format, this book describes characteristics of the different planets, the sun, the moon, the stars, and outer space.

"An introduction to Earth and its moon for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration.

Simple answers to children's questions about the moon. What is it made of? What does it do? What keeps it up in the sky? Do other planets have a moon? What are rings?.

Describes our moon, its size and physical features, as well as the moons circling other planets in our solar system.

A brief introduction to the Earth's moon, describing its surface, phases, influence on tides, and related topics.

Describes the basics of the Earth's moon and moons that orbit around other planets.

Presents information about the moon, including fast facts, history, and technology used to study it.

Outlines the finer points of meteor and sun observation, hunting for comets and novas, following the complete lunar cycle and observing the surface of the moon, as well as pinpointing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.

Reviews the history of discovery as it relates to Earth, the moon, and the sun, looks at Earth's solar system, explains where stars come from and how they form, discusses Earth's gravity and rotation, and describes the moon's formation and orbit.

Space holds a myriad of mysteries, but as NASA and the ESA have discovered numerous facts about the universe.

"Describes the Sun, Moon, and stars: what they are and how they move or seem to move around Planet Earth.

Introduces moons, satellites, and planets.

"Why do the sun, moon, and stars move across the sky? Why is the sun the only star we see during the day? A class of curious first-graders makes observations and looks for patterns in the sky"--Provided by publisher.

"... During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even dirty snowballs (i.